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   From: lal_truckee@yahoo.com   
      
   On 1/23/14 9:05 AM, Doc O'Leary wrote:   
   > The   
   > majority of sci-fi hand waves abundant energy into the future, but the   
   > reality is that, so far, that appears to be the hardest hurdle we have   
   > facing us.   
      
   Energy is the easiest of our problems. It's been basically solved in   
   several ways with operational installations.   
      
   The most difficult issue is entrenched wealth, created and sustained by   
   the existing infrastructure, fighting a rear guard battle against   
   change. Incredibly short-sighted, entrenched wealth doesn't seem to   
   realize it's in the preeminent position to profit from the eventual,   
   enevitable, energy transformation.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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