Posted on 05/24/2007 5:21:39 PM PDT by K-oneTexas
It must be terribly lonesome to be so smaryt Bwahahahaaha.
By the BTU would be fine, too, that might offset the variation in efficiency at the wheels.
I am not a fan of government intervention when it comes to favoring one US company over another, but it seems less objectionable to counter foreign monopolies. A safety net to spur development of local energy sources seems like a valid use for government, because energy security is ultimately a Defense issue.
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