Comments on: “Mideast Oil Forever” — Part III: Abandoning the Solution http://climateprogress.org/2007/11/03/mideast-oil-forever-energy-technology/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Ron http://climateprogress.org/2007/11/03/mideast-oil-forever-energy-technology/#comment-6584 Ron Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:44:42 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/11/03/mideast-oil-forever-energy-technology/#comment-6584 Hurray for new technologies! And hurray for the cuts in government spending! Hurray for new technologies! And hurray for the cuts in government spending!

]]> By: Jay Alt http://climateprogress.org/2007/11/03/mideast-oil-forever-energy-technology/#comment-6589 Jay Alt Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:29:48 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/11/03/mideast-oil-forever-energy-technology/#comment-6589 Next to last paragraph - 'The Office of Technology Assessment'- I seem to remember them. Now why would Congress want to be advised on technical matters by nonpartisan experts? Especially when they can learn "all they need to know" from lobbyists, contributors & influence peddlers and just make up their own minds. chuckle. OTA, Gone (contracted out by Newt) but not forgotten: http://jya.com/otapub.htm Next to last paragraph - ‘The Office of Technology Assessment’- I seem to remember them.
Now why would Congress want to be advised on technical matters by nonpartisan experts? Especially when they can learn “all they need to know” from lobbyists, contributors & influence peddlers and just make up their own minds. chuckle.

OTA, Gone (contracted out by Newt) but not forgotten:

http://jya.com/otapub.htm

]]> By: Joe http://climateprogress.org/2007/11/03/mideast-oil-forever-energy-technology/#comment-6591 Joe Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:53:26 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/11/03/mideast-oil-forever-energy-technology/#comment-6591 Jay -- thanks for the link. The OTA did great work. Jay — thanks for the link. The OTA did great work.

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