Comments on: Barriers http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/11/21/barriers/ A civil engineer's perspective on transportation and sustainable infrastructure Wed, 02 May 2012 17:04:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jason B http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/11/21/barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Jason B Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:34:20 +0000 http://www.sashaonthestreet.com/?p=1721#comment-138 I think you have a great point on the incentives. I worry though that there are other influences left out of the equation. And there are many options that span the gamut from renewables to non-renewables that perhaps are better integrated into a spectrum of options. I don't know how wind alone will compete if say coal comes back with a vengeance once scrubber technology advances a few more steps. Given cost to buy in, should clean tech be subsidized so deeply that a new bubble condition is created? What if rogue technologies flood the market with free money floating the boat so to speak? I like the direction your investigation is going. There is not nearly enough movement forward at any rate, so theories on my part won't be of much use without real action to test the outcomes. I think you have a great point on the incentives. I worry though that there are other influences left out of the equation. And there are many options that span the gamut from renewables to non-renewables that perhaps are better integrated into a spectrum of options. I don’t know how wind alone will compete if say coal comes back with a vengeance once scrubber technology advances a few more steps. Given cost to buy in, should clean tech be subsidized so deeply that a new bubble condition is created? What if rogue technologies flood the market with free money floating the boat so to speak?

I like the direction your investigation is going. There is not nearly enough movement forward at any rate, so theories on my part won’t be of much use without real action to test the outcomes.

]]> By: Allen Taylor http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/11/21/barriers/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Allen Taylor Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:05 +0000 http://www.sashaonthestreet.com/?p=1721#comment-137 Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road. Allen Taylor Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.

Allen Taylor

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