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codeman wrote:

> How about each state, providence, county, etc.  be responsible for their
> very own power generation, cleanup, and disposal of whatever waste is
> generated!!   They couldn't sell, trasfer, transport, whatever power across
> state lines.
>
> Each state must provide their own fuel and plant as well.  If the state has
> coal, then they may want to consider burning it and dealing with the ash.
> If the state is lucky enough to have sufficient hydro capacity, then they
> can build a dam and install turbines.  If a particular state has no natural
> resources, then they may want to install a nuclear power plant or do
> without.  Of course all states have the option of renewable energy
> techniques.  Oh by the way,  no averaging cost across state lines.  If a
> person lived  where it was expensive (PV/wind/nuclear) to generate
> electricity because of the limited choices of fuels, then the good citizens
> would have to bear the full cost themselves.   This would make it
> interesting, wouldn't it?

codeman,

   Why stop with just electricity?  Perhaps ALL states should be
self sufficient in ALL their needs.

    Let's outlaw the shipment of food across state lines - all states
should be required to grow their own food for their own population.

All states should be self sufficient in their water supplies.  The
residents of the state can use only the water that rains on that
state - and can be stored in the lakes of that state.

Each state should produce its own automobiles, and appliances,
and all consumer goods.  There should be no transportation of
anything but people across state borders.

Perhaps the people should be required to carry travel papers if
they want to cross state borders.

Sure would be one Hell of a country.... it would really take the
"United" out of the "United States of America".

What a parochial attitude.

Dr. Gregory Greenman
Physicist