tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post856150729080955649..comments2023-06-10T03:41:42.688-10:00Comments on Hawaii Energy Options: PACON Keynote Speaker James Hansen Says One-Meter Sea Level Increase ‘Almost Guaranteed’Doug Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10191683240304122047noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433394235156028916.post-33837772917877415532008-06-03T14:18:00.000-10:002008-06-03T14:18:00.000-10:00The message of hope that the current generation ca...The message of hope that the current generation can pass on to the children of today and tomorrow is that today's adults are going to step up and get the world off oil as a primary source of energy. With all due respect to Henk Rogers, there just isn't enough time to spend it educating children to solve the current energy crisis. Mr. May's demand side solution is unrealistic as well. The American public is not going to give up their air conditioners, heaters, microwaves, clothes washers and dryers, toasters, etc. Millions of Chinese and Indians entering the middle class are not going forego buying convienence appliances. The answer is to generate electricity with OTEC (Hawaii) and other renewables on the mainland(s) so that people can maintain their lifestyle, within reason, without the environmental consequences. Now how do we do that? There is no need to repeat the learning curve started in 1974 with the founding of NELH which culminated in the 1980 signing of the federal OTEC bill. Fortunately, in the private sector, Lockheed Martin has been able to dust off the old filing cabinets and get a head start on developing and deploying commercial scale OTEC platforms without the help of the federal government, which has been asleep at the switch for the last seven and a half years. Let's hope that the Hawaii state and federal government will now show the same forethought about greasing the regulatory skids for OTEC.prhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491940661585717019noreply@blogger.com