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Table 5 · 02-15-2007, 03:58 PM

A single country put a man on the moon in less than a decade. That same country built a bomb that could annihilate a city off a map in less than 5. Clearly amazing stuff can be accomplished if the will (and urgency) is there.

If people truly put the effort behind it, new solutions can be discovered. Governments and companies need to stop whining and dragging their feet, and truly put their backs into it. Good news is, whoever comes up with the best solutions (and of course there can't just be one), will make some pretty good bank.

Personally, if i was Alberta, I would be putting MAJOR investment dollars (especially now that things are going good) into researching alternative energy sources. This needs to be looked at as an opportunity, not as a roadblock. If we want to be as important in 50 years as we are now, we don't have a choice but to move forward. Someone will have to step and become the center for a new energy movement, might as well be us. People can continue to stick their head in the sand, but the world will keep going forward and new technologies being discovered that will eventually outdo oil. Calgary has to be a part of that movement. If not, this city has a great shot at becoming Detroit v2.0.

02-15-2007, 03:58 PM	#2
Table 5 Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYYC Exp:	A single country put a man on the moon in less than a decade. That same country built a bomb that could annihilate a city off a map in less than 5. Clearly amazing stuff can be accomplished if the will (and urgency) is there. If people truly put the effort behind it, new solutions can be discovered. Governments and companies need to stop whining and dragging their feet, and truly put their backs into it. Good news is, whoever comes up with the best solutions (and of course there can't just be one), will make some pretty good bank. Personally, if i was Alberta, I would be putting MAJOR investment dollars (especially now that things are going good) into researching alternative energy sources. This needs to be looked at as an opportunity, not as a roadblock. If we want to be as important in 50 years as we are now, we don't have a choice but to move forward. Someone will have to step and become the center for a new energy movement, might as well be us. People can continue to stick their head in the sand, but the world will keep going forward and new technologies being discovered that will eventually outdo oil. Calgary has to be a part of that movement. If not, this city has a great shot at becoming Detroit v2.0. Last edited by Table 5; 02-15-2007 at 04:03 PM.