Just think only 13 men have been to the moon and if I am right only 13 men have been farther up in space than we are from dry land. It cost 87 bazillion dollars to do that and all we got for the effort was some rocks and somebody played golf. We ended up leaving a bunch of garbage up there. We could have used those tax dollars to promote peace and education. Now I did vote for W, but I do not think it's so smart to nuke the Alaskan tundra with oil exploration just to get our country 6 more months worth of gas.
Solar energy does work, as does the wind.
My friend Brian Hancock sailed all the way across the Atlantic last summer on his boat using just wind and solar power. A friend from Barcelona sent this to me recently. It's worth reprinting here. I remember the anecdote you told about your grandmother when the boat she was cruising up the Thames river sunk, and with absolute normality she told the others to be careful with the bites of the geese on the shore. While everybody was panicking she kept calm, worried only about practical things, and above all getting out of the situation with pride.