George Bush: US trebuie sa "scape" de petrolul din Options

[Robert]

George Bush a dat astazi o declaratie politica - genul de "text" care poate influenta (greu de spus daca pe termen scurt sau lung) pretul petrolului pe piata si "migratia" industriei catre solutii alternative de energie.

Cateva idei care mi s-au parut relevante pentru industria auto si energetica:

"Tonight, I announce the Advanced Energy Initiative -- a 22 percent increase in clean energy research at the Department of Energy, to push for breakthroughs in two vital areas," Bush said. "To change how we power our homes and offices, we will invest more in zero-emission, coal-fired plants; revolutionary solar and wind technologies; and clean, safe nuclear energy.

"We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars, and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen. We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips, stalks,or switch grass."
``Our goal is to make this new kind of ethanol practical and competitive within six years,'' the president said. ``Breakthroughs on this and other new technologies will help us reach another great goal: to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025.