An immodest proposal

[unixronin]

But interesting reading.

SAN FRANCISCO--The United States government has been unable to fix the country's energy problems, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said, but the Internet giant on Wednesday proposed its own 22-year solution.

"We have seen a total and complete failure of leadership in the political parties of the United States," Schmidt said in a speech at the Commonwealth Club here.  "We've been working on a plan to help solve this problem."

Earlier in the day, Google unveiled that plan, which doesn't lack for chutzpah: Clean Energy 2030 aims to wean the United States from its dependence on fossil fuels within 22 years.

Schmidt said the plan requires $4.5 trillion in spending to pull it off, but it'll pay for itself with $5.5 trillion in savings.  "With this plan, it's cheaper to fix global warming than it is to ignore it," Schmidt said.

Reading this, I'm half wondering when Google will tender a bid to operate the US Government...

Comments

[radarrider.livejournal.com]

Now if they change their name to Omni Consumer Products, I'll start to worry. :-)

In all seriousness, though, I notice that the plan omits any increase in the use of nuclear power, which I think is essential to any plan to eliminate our dependency on fossil fuels.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I agree.

I think I'm missing the reference, though.

(Of course, I was thinking "Only one latrine in all of U! E! T!")

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Googling "competent leadership" comes up with Toastmasters. I'm not sure anything would change.

[pernishus.livejournal.com]

Reading this, I'm half wondering when Google will tender a bid to operate the US Government...

You mean they don't already?

[dafydd.livejournal.com]

Nah. Microsoft would enter a competing bid. Which would force Sun to compete. Which would bring in Oracle.

It'd be a fun free-for-all to watch. From a distance...