Miracles in Beijing and Energy Crisis
It was cool this morning around Tokyo.
The temperature was around 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
Weather forecast in the TV news program is really important, since it shows expected temperatures all over Japan.
SECTION I: ANOTHER MIRACLE IN BEIJING
Following the women’s marathon race, the miracle also happened in the men’s 400-meter relay in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In this race, Britain got the gold medal, America got the silver medal, and Nigeria got the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics race in 2004.
But, they have all failed at baton pass before the final race this time.
The Japanese 400-meter relay team was No.4 in 2004, but got the bronze medal yesterday in Beijing.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26346599
The probability of the incident that all the three former medal-winning teams fail in baton pass before the final race must be very small, probably one in 100,000.
Jamaica and Brazil were apparently blessed.
Yet, it looks like the God gave a chance to the Japanese 400-meter relay team, since He disqualified the U.S. and the U.K. as well as their African friend Nigeria.
It is the first Olympic medal for Japan in track events since it got one 80 years ago.
SECTION II: Solution to Energy Crisis
There are still arguments going on about the true factor for high oil prices.
Yet, it is the U.S. Government that can most effectively carry out the War on High Crude Oil Prices.
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Wind Power an Important Part of the Solution to the Energy Crisis
(Tex. Dem. Candidate Michael Skelly)
August 22nd, 2008
Two years ago, under the auspices of the American Wind Energy Association, a group of us from the wind industry began working with the Department of Energy, General Electric, AEP, and many others to take a hard look at what it would take to get 20% of America’s electric supply from wind energy. The resulting report is helping lay the groundwork for a dramatic change in our approach to energy. For years, the wind energy community has argued that smart investment in transmission, siting, manufacturing and technology could allow wind power to take the main stage for our nation’s electricity. The report largely vindicates that belief, outlines the benefits, and illuminates the path to get there.
These past months have underscored the serious shortcomings in U.S. energy policy. $140 oil, $4 gasoline and run-ups in the cost of coal and natural gas are taking us to new price plateaus. Energy cuts across nearly every issue that matters to our daily lives — economic well-being, national security, global climate change. As our energy woes devolve from concern to crisis, it is time we look more seriously — and honestly — for answers.
Renewables alone will not solve this crisis. Those of us with years in the industry know both the promise and limitations of renewable energy, and readily acknowledge that we don’t have all the answers. But renewables can make an enormous dent in the problem. According to our report, a move to twenty percent wind would decrease carbon emissions from electricity by twenty-five percent. Twenty percent wind would support about 500,000 jobs in the U.S., 150,000 of which would come directly from the wind industry. Revenues to local communities in the form of property taxes and other payments would run more than $1.5 billion annually. Twenty percent wind would significantly reduce demand for natural gas, our most versatile and cleanest-burning fuel, which is incredibly valuable for heating, petrochemical production, transportation and other uses.
All of these things can be achieved.
Similar investment in solar power could mean an additional 10% of our energy could be supplied by the sun. And long term investment in increased energy efficiency, including cars that can be powered by electricity, will mean a substantial reduction in our dependence on foreign oil.
What will be required is a national commitment on the part of elected leaders and substantial investment by the business community. There are certainly constraints to our ability to multiply our wind farms at such a serious rate, but, as the study suggests, these obstacles can be overcome. Chief among them is the need for significant new energy infrastructure, especially extensive transmission lines.
We have reached a turning point. Wind energy is no longer the pet project of environmentalists. It is a serious business with serious players, including General Electric, Mitsubishi, Siemens, and many other global titans. It is also part of a real answer to some of the most serious problems we face. If we combine our efforts to expand renewables with strong efficiency standards and a substantial increase in conventional domestic energy production, we can be within reach of solving our energy crisis.
This is not the kind of quick fix that Washington so often hopes for while doing nothing in the interim. There are no quick fixes. If we are going to confront our energy crisis successfully, we have to be focused on the long game. In ten years we were able to take our wind energy company from a two-man operation to the multi-billion dollar business it is today. In a similar time period Texas has seen wind grow to the point where we get nearly 5% of our electricity from the wind. We can get a lot done when we set our minds to the task. A national commitment today will mean economic growth, good jobs, a safer country, and a healthier planet. It’s time to get moving.
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By Tex. Dem. Candidate for Congress Michael Skelly
http://blog.thehill.com/2008/08/22/wind-power-an-important-part-of-the-solution-to-the-energy-crisis-tex-dem-candidate-michael-skelly/#more-6883
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President Mr. George W. Bush should declare the War on High Crude Oil Prices.
Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama should officially promise to launch the War on High Crude Oil Prices.
Their announcement will put a great price pressure on the oil market and Wall Street.
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Last night I saw a tanned morning glory flower in my dream.
So, tomorrow I may get across the Tokyo Bay through the Umihotaru Parking Area in the evening.
http://www.classicmanga.com/20thcenturyboys/enc_umihotaru.html
Pro 8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Pro 8:24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
Pro 8:25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
Pro 8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Pro 8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
Pro 8:28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Pro 8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Pro 8:30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Pro 8:31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.