GAS-L: Economics vs. energy

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Dear Peter, 
    Thoughout history, whenever man attempts to form complete security and 
risk reduction to zero, the dark ages follow. A notable exception was the 
post plague event.  Only when man is pushing the envelope and throwing out 
his security blanket, does progress occur. In my opinion, we are in a dark 
ages now for social and intellectual reasons. Regulations are to maintain a 
"protected status quo", which means to stop progress or change. How sad. Only 
out of chaos does order and progress come. Order does nothing but repeat the 
same. Order is also the mechanism by which the people in power try to 
maintain power. Innovation and change is very disruptive to this status. 
Imagine if computers were regulated as they evolved into use. Can you imagine 
going to a computer regulating commission and applying for license to sell a 
new program or memory chip? Cell phones are now cheaper to own than a fixed 
phone line. Why? Because they are not regulated as to costs or services 
provided. 
    In the evolution of a culture, there is a natural tendency to try to 
maintain stability and peace. This is a form of laziness when taken to it's 
ultimate end. Some is indeed necessary, but it does get out of hand. There 
are probably 300 commissions in the State of New Mexico, everything possible 
is regulated down to hair stylists or barbers. Who cares? What is the benefit 
to cost value? If a hair dresser screws up your hair, are you going to try to 
get their license revoked? 
    The reason the California State Legislature locked in pricing on power is 
so that the State could make back the billions of dollars which they "lost" 
due to stupid pricing. Now what they have done is additionally stupid as the 
power plants will simply shut down as they can ill afford to continue losing 
money. California seems to think that the simplest laws of economics do not 
apply to them. How silly. Deregulation in the true form would have cheaper 
power now than they have and plenty of it. Competition creates the supply. 
    So, the issue goes back to politics and economics. Economics taught in 
school must have been flunked by the State of California regulators and 
legislators, or else is Galbraith based. 
    In other issues, I looked up the Indian gasifier and presume it is a 
downdraft unit with cyclone dust collector from the photos. There are no 
drawings. Any more information?

Sincerely,
Leland T. Taylor
 President
 Thermogenics Inc. 
7100-2nd St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107 
phone 505-761-1454 fax 505-761-1456
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