"if the power companies and public don't have an incentive"... so you believe the President should give them incentive... so you believe in social engineering, you oppose individual liberty, and you oppose both capitalism and Darwinism. That's what youre saying when you want to force other people to adopt your "green" fantasy.
Half the innovations we enjoy as staples today were caused by the space program's research. Perhaps we can learn from Mars something that can help our own planet. If it weren't for space exploration, we wouldn't know that there are oceans of petrochemicals on the moon Titan. And innovation doesn't come from people who pooh-pooh exploration and creative thinking.
If we adopt 'alternative energy' we won't be ABLE to explore space, or even enjoy the standard of living we enjoy today. And only maniacs would want to tinker with the Earth's various climates without really understanding them.
Bush and McCain were liberals, not much better than Obama. But conservatives want to drill where the oil is, go figure. They also want to build nuclear power plants, mine coal, utilize natural gas, to consider wind and solar (including solar power satellites), river current power, ocean thermal, and any number of other "hard", non-new-age technologies. Not because they make us feel warm-and-fuzzy, and not because they are so good for mommy Earth, but because there might be money in it. which means a better standard of living for us and our families.
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