tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988934624330420390.post3278961942419453308..comments2023-10-20T02:36:09.554-07:00Comments on Change Your Life!: When can we Expect Cheap Energy Alternatives, from Congress?Better Home Businesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176743932764129291noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988934624330420390.post-85290204242466422552008-06-21T08:18:00.000-07:002008-06-21T08:18:00.000-07:00Home | About | Donations | eStore | Lin...Home | About | Donations | eStore | Links | SiteMap <BR/><BR/>Help support AmericanEnergyIndependence.com<BR/>Donate today!<BR/>Write to your elected Representatives in Congress<BR/>It's important to let your elected representatives know that you want them to support American Energy Independence. <BR/>It's Easy<BR/>Write a letter to the two U.S. Senators representing the state where you live, and also write to the U.S. Congressman representing your District. Here is a letter that you can use. But feel free to add your own thoughts and comments. You can find your representative's name and address using the links provided in step 2. <BR/><BR/>Dear Senator last name here, <BR/>Or<BR/>Dear Representative last name here,<BR/>The United States spends more money protecting Middle East oil and fighting terrorism than it would cost to develop new energy technology that would obsolete oil as a source of energy. The connection between terrorism and Middle East oil wealth can no longer be ignored.<BR/>It is time for America to lead the development of new energy technology that would end the need for oil as a source of energy. Freeing America, and all other industrial countries, from the need to use fossil oil as a source of energy will cut-off the flow of oil money to the Middle East and put an end to the financial support of militant Islam. <BR/>With the help of new technology, America’s energy needs can be obtained from sources other than fossil oil. <BR/>American technology has put a man on the moon, mapped the human genome, and successfully landed robotic exploration vehicles on Mars. It seems reasonable to believe that American scientists and engineers could also develop environmentally safe alternative energy technology to free America from dependence on fossil oil.<BR/>The United States has over 270 billion tons of proven coal reserves, having the energy equivalent of four times the oil reserves of Saudi Arabia and equal to all of the proven oil reserves in the world. If the United States could use its coal reserves without destroying the environment, foreign oil would not be needed. <BR/>Nuclear energy can produce the hydrogen and provide the intense heat needed to make synthetic oil from coal. <BR/>Nuclear power is a proven emission-free energy source that can replace gas and coal fired base-load electric power generation plants, and enable the USA to develop a replacement for our oil based transportation fuel. The replacement of coal power plants with nuclear power plants would reduce America’s atmospheric CO2 emissions by 30%. <BR/>The USA does not need to wait for a hydrogen economy; nuclear power can begin to give America energy independence now, by providing the process heat and hydrogen needed for the manufacture of synthetic oil from coal. If nuclear heat and nuclear hydrogen are used in the manufacture of synthetic oil from coal, then the yield of oil from coal would be much higher than if coal was used to provide the needed hydrogen and process heat. <BR/>Using synthetic gasoline and diesel made from coal, to provide transportation fuel, would not reduce CO2 produced by cars and trucks on the nation's highways, nor would it increase atmospheric CO2 because it would merely replace existing consumption of gasoline and diesel. However, it is possible to have zero emission gasoline/diesel cars and trucks. If technology is used to remove the CO2 tailpipe emissions directly from the atmosphere after the CO2 is released from the tailpipe. In other words, allow cars and trucks to release CO2 and then clean the atmosphere using technology designed to remove CO2 from the air. The collected CO2 can either be recycled or sequestered.<BR/>If coal power plants were replaced by nuclear power plants, for base-load electricity, and coal is used to make synthetic gasoline and diesel, then Americans who are dependent on the coal mining industry for their incomes would support nuclear energy. <BR/>Modern Coal-to-oil technology can free America from dependence on Middle East oil. One billion tons of coal per year, at 3 barrels of oil per ton, would replace 65% of USA imported oil, and provide jobs for people who depend on the coal industry. At 12 million imported barrels per day, 65% is 7,800,000 barrels per day. Just over 20% of oil imported into the USA today comes from Persian Gulf Nations, which are also members of OPEC. Less than 45% of oil imported into the USA today comes from OPEC. <BR/>Drilling for new petroleum might help in the short term, but in the long term natural petroleum is not sustainable — we cannot depend upon crude oil for our energy future. However, the development of technology for the production of synthetic petroleum will create a sustainable energy future. Synthetic hydrocarbon fuels such as synthetic diesel and synthetic gasoline can be made from many different sources of raw material, including renewable biomass. America has an abundance of natural raw materials that can be used to make synthetic petroleum. <BR/>A large-scale public investment in Gas-To-Liquids (GTL) technology would bring the cost of the technology down so that the manufacture of synthetic petroleum would be competitive with fossil oil production. The current interest in Gas-To-Liquids technology is focused on monetizing otherwise worthless remote natural gas deposits. However, variations on the same technology can be used to make synthetic petroleum from synthesis gas derived from coal, oil sands, oil shale, biomass, or even recycled CO2 in combination with hydrogen extracted from water. <BR/>Synthetic gasoline and synthetic diesel made from synthetic petroleum can power existing cars and trucks without needing to modify the engines or national fuel distribution infrastructure. <BR/>Details and links to more information about new energy technologies can be found on the American Energy Independence web site. <BR/>www.AmericanEnergyIndependence.com<BR/>Congress needs to fund advanced research and development of new energy technology. The United States needs to move forward with the development of sustainable sources of energy, and do so with the urgency of a national security mandate. <BR/>Respectfully,<BR/>your name<BR/>your mailing address<BR/>your email address<BR/><BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/>Note: Elected representatives regard their constituents' comments with a high degree of respect - include your name and address in your letter or email so they will know that you live and vote in their district. <BR/>If you are sending an email be sure to enter: American Energy Independence into the subject line. <BR/>Here are links that will provide you with your representatives name and address: <BR/>wwww.usa.gov <BR/>www.house.gov <BR/>www.senate.gov<BR/>www.whitehouse.gov <BR/>Help support AmericanEnergyIndependence.com<BR/>Donate today! <BR/><BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/>Home | About | Donations | eStore | Links | SiteMap | Top <BR/><BR/>Copyright © 2003-2008 Ron Bengtson. 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