Book 4: Lottery President
Episode 9
© by William Arthur HolmesTaser for the Soul
“Moving on,” Jones continued, “what about the energy crisis?”
“Develop viable alternatives to petroleum-based fuels,” Dobie suggested. “Make it illegal for oil companies to buy out alternative technologies only to keep them from ever seeing the light of day. Any new technology is going to be more expensive starting out, sure, but it needs to be done as soon as possible.”
“What about nuclear energy?”
“Hell no. Until someone figures out how to safely dispose of its waste, it needs to be outlawed.”
“Some would say we don’t know how to safely dispose of any fuel’s waste. Should they all be outlawed?”
“None of the others is as scary as radioactive waste. Replace fossil fuels as soon as possible? Yes. Outlaw them immediately? No. But people need to realize the creation of batteries for electric cars is more destructive to our environment than exhaust from gasoline and diesel.”
