Energy Independence

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Date:	12-04-07
Host:	George Noory
Guests:	Gunnar Thompson, Robert Zubrin

Aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin, the author of Energy Victory, presented his strategy to cut our dependence on foreign oil. He argued for a mandate to produce cars that run on flex fuel (accepting a mix of gasoline and alcohol fuels such as methanol or ethanol). By offering an alternative fuel to gasoline, the oil cartel would be forced to be competitive in their prices, he said. If more flex cars were produced, gas stations would begin selling ethanol or methanol to meet the demand, he added.

By being less dependent on such countries as Saudi Arabia for their oil, we would have more leverage for combating terrorism, Zubrin stated. Increased production of methanol and ethanol would be a boon to American farmers, as well as poorer countries who could produce the fuel from crops such as sugar. He noted that flex fuel cars have taken off in Brazil which has ethanol stations all over their country.

The presidential candidates aside from Hillary Clinton, have not addressed the flex fuel issue, Zubrin reported, and he suggested that people in upcoming primary states ask candidates if they would support a mandate for the cars (which only cost $100 more to manufacture than non-flex fuel vehicles). Zubrin also touched on his work as an advocate for Mars exploration.

1507 Map Names America

In the first half-hour, archeologist Gunnar Thompson discussed a 500-year old map, made by a German cartographer, that was first to use the name "America." The map accurately depicts South America and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans-- yet Thompson noted that the Chinese made a similar map nearly a century earlier. The Chinese had access to telescopes, kites, rockets and flares for use in their mapmaking, he reported.

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Bumper music from Tuesday December 04, 2007

1.	All Night Long Lionel Richie	2.	Baker Street Gerry Rafferty	3.	Dust in the Wind Kansas
4.	Europa Santana	5.	Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears	6.	Hold Your Head Up Argent
7.	Inca Dance Cusco	8.	Learning to Fly Pink Floyd	9.	Marching to Mars Sammy Hagar
10.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder	11.	Midnight Express (The Chase) Giorgio Moroder	12.	Moms A Tribe Called Quest
13.	Nights in White Satin Moody Blues	14.	Once in a Lifetime Talking Heads	15.	Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley
16.	Tupac Amaru Cusco	17.	Your Song Elton John	18.	Your song Ewan McGregor
19.	Your Song Rod Stewart