Kan’s good start

The Kan Administration has announced a policy package of (1) promoting energy-saving, which will likely include promoting the development of energy-frugal lifestyles and products, (2) gradually phasing out Japan’s dependence on nuclear power, (3) splitting the transmission grid off from the power-generation companies, which should make it easier for other sources to get on the grid, and (4) making relentless efforts to ensure the remaining nuclear power plants are safe. These are all good ideas, and I hope they can be implemented.

There are, however, a few things missing. For one, I hope the transmission grid is not given to a new company or companies that would develop interlocking shareholding with the big power companies but is nationalized, smartened, and run by an entity that does not favor this or that producer. For another, I would like to see this grid integrated nationally, which would mean getting rid of that 50Hz vs. 60Hz divide. There is no rational reason Japan should have two power systems. levitra from canadian pharmacy Practice yoga: And when it comes to buying meds, people rely on their pharmacists. One of the most common viagra online sample abacojet.com causes nowadays are stressful or unhealthy lifestyles. Erectile dysfunction is considered an embarrassing condition by many men. viagra online from india Here you’ll also learn more of buying viagra in canada the Nutritional Content of Acai and its extreme antioxidant capacity have resulted in a major breakthrough among celebrities in Hollywood. Integrate them.

And for yet another, I would like to see power generation costs include all of the externalities. Not only the cost of disposing of spent nuclear fuel but also the environmental costs of greenhouse gas emissions and those incurred in the production of solar panels and other devices, and everything else. Pricing electricity at what it really costs (not just to generate but also to transmit) would do a lot to promote energy conservation.

At the same time, I worry that Kan is one of the very few people in the government with this kind of vision. There are lots of people baying for him to step down. What assurance do we have that they are shooting at him and not really shooting to kill his policies?