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Portugal Gives Itself a Clean-Energy Makeover
daem0n1x writes "It appears that some countries in oil-poor Europe are making a successful transition to renewable energy at a fast and steady pace. This article talks about the small country of Portugal on the West Coast of Europe, known for its white sand beaches, oranges, fish, and wines. Portugal has no oil, but lots of sun and wind. Five years ago, the government decided, against many dissenting voices, to invest massively in taking advantage of the country's natural resources in clean energy. The results are here. It used to be a heavy energy importer, but now it exports it."
Oil is too precious a resource to waste on an idiot's whim. The smart man's mantra is Nuke baby Nuke.
[America saves its precious oil for the future, by making electricity and running cars on other things besides oil]
Years from now when the oil is gone [from the rest of the world], and the rest of the world is lumbering around steamboats, we Americans could be flying in style in our supersonic 797's.