re: How pissed will the green lobby be when fusion gets going?

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Hell, almost all of my liberal friends from college would wet themselves at the prospect of a viable fusion option.

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I don't doubt that. These guys are true believers and have good intentions. However lets follow the money for a second.

1.) Academia - research grants.

2.) Federal Government - carbon taxes (via carbon credits)

3.) Wall Street - I'm using that term loosely (for example, LINK) And:

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Goldman wants this bill. The plan is (1) to get in on the ground floor of paradigm-shifting legislation, (2) make sure that they're the profit-making slice of that paradigm and (3) make sure the slice is a big slice. Goldman started pushing hard for cap-and-trade long ago, but things really ramped up last year when the firm spent $3.5 million to lobby climate issues.

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LINK

1, 2, or 3 won't be happy about fusion technology. Well, maybe Goldman Sachs. They have their hands in every damn thing. They are so well hedged.