Thursday, April 2, 2009

differing with a point of view in article on war

On page 466 he says that as fossil fuel surpluses decrease, the United States remains unprepared. I disagree, and although we are not the leaders in this "green revolution", we are by far not sitting around. As we speak plants are producing solar panels and parts for windmills, nuclear power plants and the generators they house are producing fission reactions, and we are taking steps toward altering the way we produce and use energy. The next twenty years will result in very cheap alternative energies,allowing us to break free from our middle eastern oil addiction. The author also states that we are becoming more reliant on food from outside sources and nations, and again I have to disagree. The United States is toward the top of the food production list when it comes to food sources.  The United States processes over one third of the total food production in the world, This makes us stronger as a whole, and as technology grows even more, we will continue to maximize crop yields and corn crop production. The author is also forgetting that as we get greener, we will begin to export these technologies and those who install and utilize them will take the lead within the next decade, working on globally "greenifying" the world. We possess some of the most innovative attitudes in the world, and it is obvious the author is underestimating one of the strongest powers in the world. The United States is slowly but surely preparing for a future without fossil fuels.  

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