Energy Crisis: Manhattan Project Reaction or Systematic Plan
There is a frequent call for an alternative energy
"Manhattan Project" to get America and the world detached from the oil
megalopoly. I hesitate to use such a politically charged phrase
knowing what sinister actions happened behind simply "ending the war in
the Pacific." But having personal relatives who
participated for righteous and noble reasons, I will use several of the
few good aspects, and warn of the negative aspects to draw a parallel
to alternative energy needs today.
The desperate challenge was to develop and shoot first before the enemy
shot you. Given the creation of fiat money by pro war, globalist
characters a few years earlier, the US Government had unlimited money
to capitalize research and development. Capital the ignorant
public didn't know was creating future debt to ride on their shoulders
for centuries to come. But the money was there
nevertheless. It worked, sort of. The bomb was created,
dropped, and the war ended, though history now shows the bomb itself
was secondary to Japan surrendering. So was anything of this
nature worth going into debt that far? Probably not. Besides the
endless debt to international bankers, it also created one of the
biggest corporate welfare burdens on the US tax payer, the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and the entire nuclear industry. Do we
really need another under the guise of "clean energy?"
So are any exerted efforts worth the expenditure? Yes, but
poisons should always be avoided. A little discernment before
leaping prevents an awful lot of harm. Over anxious action leads to
mistakes that can take years or generations to solve.
A little profit can go a long ways. Inventors need to work from
their own savings and earnings first, then yield to outside capital for
the difference.
The sheer number of advertising impressions hitting us all daily is
mind numbing. But we need to recognize that commercial activity
makes wages and incomes for people to survive and projects to get
completed. Those of us involved in alternative energy are no
different. The (unemployed) tree hugging environmentalists you
see in demonstrations on TV are mostly funded by the enemy (oil) just
to make environmentalism look kooky. Those of us truly concerned
about our environment have more ethics than to accept bribes from
them.
America has a tendency of shooting itself in the foot. Rather
than make GM, Ford and Chrysler make quality high mileage cars, we
immediately bought Japanese cars as soon as they came off the
boat. We now wonder why thousands of US auto workers are laid
off? American automaker management's allegiance to keeping oil
happy was part of the problem, but the American consumer could have
done more. John DeLorean tried to break the tradition, but
initial startup capital requirements led to even his demise. Did
any unions question the quality of the designs they were asked to
assemble?
CommuteFaster.com and Open Source Energy Network
are exposing new technologies constantly. Virtually all are in
need of more capital to get their great ideas developed and delivered
to a showroom near you for your access. We encourage you to not
only take a glimpse at what these inventors are working on, but give
serious consideration to shopping at their web sites. Some have
preliminary products for sale. Some like CommuteFaster have links
to rather mundane products usually purchased at WalMart or other big
multinational storefronts. Please, I beg of you, give the small
merchant a chance and at least look at what they have to offer.
If you have stock in WalMart, go ahead and shop there, but most people
don't. WalMart alone is the biggest importer of Chinese goods, and a
burden to the US taxpayer both in termes of corporate welfare it
receives as well as the low wages forcing many of its own employees to
be subsidized by a variety of government welfare programs. Where
you shop does make a difference. The same stuff you may need can often be
purchased online as an affiliate link from an inventor's website.
Recent news postings like these (sample one, sample two)
show there finally is a sizable market for alternative energy products,
offering purchase orders for millions of dollars a year, but most of
the inventors with technologies you see us report on can't afford to
get a working prototype ready for the banker to see a "proof of
concept" demonstration before capitalizing a multi-million dollar
facility. If we keep mindlessly buying our daily necessities from
the big chains, the new ideas will never get to the showroom, or your
living room.
I propose a concerted effort by individuals themselves to have their
own version of a Manhattan Project, applying the same urgency and
desperation, yet not borrowing their way into new product development,
but rather shop their way into wiser choices. Please keep this
goal in mind as we enter the Holiday gift giving season. You
actually can buy an Omaha Steak® or Water Cooler and support alternative energy at the same time, without risking any money on a high risk stock, just take the time to browse the right links from the right sites.
Ken Rasmussen
Editor/webmaster: CommuteFaster.com
11/2/2005
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