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THE PLAN FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE IN FIVE YEARS - THE
LITTLE GUY ALL OF THE ABOVE
PLAN 
This editor is sorry that readers have
had to be chomping at the bite for this article but it was originally written
for some in a political position to bring this to the people of America and the
floors of congress, and this editor wanted to wait to see if any implementation
was forthcoming. I would congratulate our President for praising the Wind Power
utility in Pennsylvania and so forth, however we need energy independence within
the next 5 years rather then waiting until some time so far in the future, that
no one could predict if such a far off program would ever be implemented. We
need our elected officials to act now since we have the means and now the road
map to energy independence detailed so that anyone could understand what we are
doing, why we are doing it, and what the outcome would be even before we begin.
So, without further ado, below please find the Road Map for Energy Independence
in 5 years (3-7 to be safe).
1. It is time to develop
Oil Shale.
If low-cost shale
oil
production methods can be achieved, direct economic profits in the $20
billion per year range are possible for an oil shale industry producing 3
million barrels per day. A manifestation of the economic benefits of shale oil
production is an increase in employment in regions where shale oil production
occurs or in regions that contain industries that provide inputs to the
production process. A few hundred thousand jobs will likely be associated,
directly and indirectly, with a 3 million barrel per day industry. Production of
3 million barrels of oil per day from oil shale in the United States would
likely cause oil prices to fall by 3 to 5 percent. But don't forget natural gas
is usually found with Oil Shale and the new natural gas found could help the
system outlined today at 988 trillion cubic feet! With almost 1/2 of US homes
using natural gas for home heating, and in consideration of the fact that GM now
has almost 30 cars and trucks that could run on Natural gas, it would seem
prudent and mandatory rather then permissive that we mine the worlds cleanest
fossil fuel.
The Green River Formation is
high-grade western oil shale resources which lie in the Colorado River drainage
basin. Or Intah County in Utah. Yet the richest and most abundant deposits of
oil shale are found on federal lands in the great state of Wyoming. Oil shale should be part of the
Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio.
In summary Green River Basin = 1.5-1.8
trillion barrels and Washag Basin Wyoming-50 billion to 300 billion but a less
favorable development target then the rest, Unta Basin Utah between 56
billions-321 Billion barrels, Piceance Greek Basin-1 trillion barrels which
equates to more oil then is available in the entire world. It would definitely
bring oil prices down and create the beginning of foreign oil independence and a
massive increase of revenue for local, state, and our federal governments. This
would increase jobs by approximately 300,000, and these folks would by tools,
new homes, and so forth and help end the decline of housing prices. Finally the
Deutsche Bank estimates that production of Natural gas from the eight largest
shale fields could hit 6.6 billion cubic feet a day and then rise to14.5 billion
cubic feet a day, in the next three years. The Shale and natural gas production
combined with the entire program would end the recession, bring our nation to
new heights in prosperity proving we could be oil independent within five years
if we started sometime this year with my total program.
2. Begin to offer farmers subsidies
initially to develop Sugar cane or Sugar Beets albeit Sugar cane has made Brazil
energy Independent. The problem is that today in the US Corn is needed for food
for folks, and food for livestock when it is taken away to attempt to make
alternative fuels. This is pandering to an industry which is unrealistic. For
example in Brazil, Sugar cane yields 662 gallons per acre where Corn is a bit
over half the utility at 354 gallons per acre. This is very inefficient, must
be changed, and would bring food prices down in the US. I would opine Sugar
cane would be best for our nation. An alternative which yields even more is
Sugar beets which yield 714 gallons per acre. France uses sugar beets. Again,
this would generate jobs and income for local, state, and the federal
government, and further bring down the price of world oil. That's now
6-12%. Further these folks
would buy tools and hardware which puts money in flow within the nation.
3.
Crude oil 188.3 billion barrels From Texas to California, from New Mexico to
Oklahoma, North Dakota to Colorado, from Alaska to Louisiana, Gulf Oil and Prudo
Bay. It is doubtful that offshore California Drilling would be allowed by the
people of California or off the Eastern Seaboard. Especially interesting is the
Bakken Fields in North Dakota as the drilling is the least deep in the Nation.
Today we only have token drilling. Although this has not been favored by our
President, a U-turn on Prudo Bay, Bakken Fields and Gulf oil drilling alone
would make our President the most popular since Clinton who today's popularity
is soaring because folks long for a balanced budget. Drill while implementing
strategies for Oil Shale, and to plant Sugar Cane. This would increase jobs
minimally 340 thousand folks who then buy tools, new homes to reside in the
areas, and would end up bringing back the price of housing as well as yield
energy independence. Think what these first three implementations would do
to the price of oil if done concomitantly!
4. Hydrogen Fuel Cell research must
be a priority. These are scientific references for the
pros and cons and more research into
nanowires and catalysts for fuel cells must be forthcoming. This would
increase jobs, create options in the auto industry, and bring additional power
production options for our energy companies making them more money but charging
less for energy as energy could be brought to the remote regions of our nation
with greater ease. This would create jobs in many industries such as aerospace,
space travel, power for projects on the moon or mars, as well as automobile,
trucking and so forth creating oil independence.
5. Increase Wind and Solar. This
would need a commitment for continuing battery research which would create jobs,
and help our nation become further energy independent.
6. Although Nuclear and coal have a
tremendous downside, if all of the above were initiated not only would we be oil
independent in 5 years, we could phase out nuclear energy and the fear of some
disaster setting off a chain of events which would be cataclysmic for the area
in which such plants are running. However, existing plants should remain open
until points 1-3 were in full operation. Coal is an abundant energy source and
should be continued until steps 1-3 are fully implemented or we tool for "Clean
Coal" which would again be a great benefit for our nation especially selling to
China and India who want coal! In fact once this
entire program is in full gear, we would again be able to cut back oil drilling
extending our years of sales growth as we would clearly overshoot the mark, and be a seller of oil to the world
rather then a buyer;
we become
the largest energy seller to the world rather then the largest energy buyer.
Of course with full implementation, each of the states
that had such programs in effect would be able to cut a check to their residents
for living there which would eliminate our national debt, again make us the
wealthiest country on earth, and could actually fund the philanthropic programs
such as Medicare, Social Security etc with much money left over.
With these suggestions our President
could balance the Budget by the end of his term, cause him to be reelected
easily and make us energy independent within 5 years, bringing in well over a
million jobs which would put money into the economy which would create new jobs,
bring the price of homes owned back, create a boom for the housing builders,
lower the costs of food and most goods and services, make us not only energy
independent in 5 years but also end the need for the foreign call centers and
would bring manufacturing home for the cheap energy as well as foreign
manufacturers (Again for the cheap energy!).
Thus the return of manufacturing to this great Republic would mean real
jobs
and not government jobs which decrease dollars coming into the treasury and
drain the treasury.
Yes new manufacturing would increase revenues for our treasury once again.
This
program would be such
a win win situation, that our nation would experience the greatest economic
turnaround in our history which would bring this Republic to heights never
experienced before.
I would opine strongly that my plan would create full employment and again
as we became sellers of energy rather then buyers. |
