I don't know about use in rail, but Europe is so far ahead of us in the generation of nuclear power it is absurd. Over 75% of France' electrical power is derived from nuclear power plants...58 of them.

Too bad we got wobbly.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_waste#Storage

This holds some real promise and should be studied more and tax breaks given. Down in the ground it is the same tempurature summer and winter. Can cut loads off of heating and cooling energy needs. Maybe the cavemen were on to something:

> the house holds geothermal heat pumps drawing ground water through pipes
> sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats
> the
> house in winter and cools it in summer. The system uses no fossil fuels
> such
> as oil or natural gas, and it consumes 25% of the electricity required
> for a
> conventional heating/cooling system.

This new information, this comparison between these two homes, is stunning. Very surprising. Easy to understand why someone would post this information here. Stunning.

Stunning that someone has uncovered a decision made by GWB that appears to be thoughtful, rational and responsible. I think you guys should continue talking about the energy efficiencies of politicians' houses, for many months to come. Because finding a GWB decision with the appearance of responsibility and forethought......is truly "news." And......it's probably all you're gonna get.

Deny the hypocracy, stunning.

The hypocracy is admitted. Gore is hypocritical.

Bush's house is an example of very responsible energy planning.

Yeah, Gore is hypocritical and Dubya's house is an energy conservation showcase. Now let's look at the inconsistencies between what Dubya says and what he does. And let's look at his brilliant ME strategy. The one that's got gas prices rising again this week, with little end insight. Dubya is an oil baron. Et cetera, et cetera.

Fact is, buying an energy efficient house (aside from being cost efficient whether you care about the environment or not) is the most intelligent-looking thing he has done in the past seven years. If I liked Dubya, I'd focus on his energy-efficient house also. It certainly flies in the face of the other things we know about that "man."

Truth may be he's an "insider" for Greenpeace.
The quicker the gas prices rise, the quicker the alternative energys will be needed. Or just keep the status quo and watch the dominoes fall.