True Cost of Alternate Fuels

[Demosthenes]

Remember all that bitching about how we can't afford to research alternate sources of energy because it costs too much, and so we need to continue destroying our planet using current forms? Here's a little chart to put everything into perspective for you:

http://scienceblogs.com/corpuscallosum/images/iraqvsenergy.gif

That's how much it costs to fight a war against a third-rate country. Imagine what a real war would cost. So please, please, people get some sense and don't vote for another anti-research, jingoistic president.

[Vollstrecker]

They should give me a grant to research, uh, personal energy and effort savings at the individual level.