--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I will interpose my comments.
> > If I was a lawmaker in US, I would try the following, > > 1. Introduce legislation that encouraged or forced the development of multi > fuel engines. This would stop the new ULS technologies to be a weapon to > maintain the position of the oil industry. It would encourage fuel > flexibility and open up more possibilities for the society and the people. > I think I can foresee a problem with multi-fueled engines. They would, by necesity, be a 'compromise'. Not as efficient when running on Diesel as an engine designed specifically for Diesel, and not as efficient on gasoline as one built for gasoline only. Manufacturers are already hard pressed to meet fuel-economy/emmissions standards. > 2. I would put in place tax incentives and subsidies to get the bio fuel > industry to move much faster. This way I probably would achieve the > environmental advantages of ULS in the same time frame, but with less oil > dependence. It isn't tax incentives or subsidies that are needed. It is the burdensome regulations that prevent any meaningful development. I don't mean to imply that the regulations should be ignored, but that bureaucrats should be much more timely in the processing of them. 18 months for an air-quality permit is excessive! The permitting process is also in a consecutive order. You can't apply for all the needed Permits concurrently. By the time one gets half way through the permit process, either the initial permits have expired, or the qualifying standards have changed. Investors are very difficult to find/keep in this scenario. Politically connected entities routinely proceed without permits, and get away with it. It's cheaper to pay fines and penalties than it is to wait for the permits. Non-politically connected entities go to jail for it. > > The above seems to be the route in Europe and if not it should be. > > I would achieve the following, > > 1. My party had to stop talking to me, in order to get the important funding. > > 2. I would not have enough money to be reelected. > > 3. It would not be a job opening, when I left politics. > I believe you have an accurate grasp of the current situation! > > Hakan > > Motie ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Sell a Home with Ease! http://us.click.yahoo.com/SrPZMC/kTmEAA/MVfIAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
