"The regulatory process in the U.S. is designed for existing technologies. If you have new technologies, it stymies regulatory processes. And so already underworked, understaffed resource agencies like FERC would just as soon as have these new technologies go away,"
The only thing that is going away in energy will be fossil fuels because there is only a limited supply. One century, two or three; it really doesn't matter, does it. These fuels will be "going away" sooner or later and some of them like oil will, most likely be sooner.
On the other hand, renewables will be "coming home" as they are sustainable and will not give out.
The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is almost as far behind the times as our patent office.
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"Going Away"
Submitted on May 15th, 2007 by InterestedReader"The regulatory process in the U.S. is designed for existing technologies. If you have new technologies, it stymies regulatory processes. And so already underworked, understaffed resource agencies like FERC would just as soon as have these new technologies go away,"
The only thing that is going away in energy will be fossil fuels because there is only a limited supply. One century, two or three; it really doesn't matter, does it. These fuels will be "going away" sooner or later and some of them like oil will, most likely be sooner.
On the other hand, renewables will be "coming home" as they are sustainable and will not give out.
The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is almost as far behind the times as our patent office.
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