X-Message-Number: 22994 From: "David Pizer" <> Subject: Cryonicist on ballot for President Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 16:11:26 -0800 Hi Cryofriends. Thought you might like to know that Alcor member, Harry Braun, is on the ballot in several states for president of the U.S.A. If he wins I think cryonics will move along a little faster. Although I usually don't discuss politics on this forum, I would like to say that I have known Harry a long time and consider him a friend, I have no trouble to recommend that everyone vote for him. David Harry Braun for President A New Vision for America: Sustainable Prosperity Without Pollution October 21, 2003 Analyst Harry Braun Enters New Hampshire Democratic Primary While the Bush administration is focused on increasing America's addiction to fossil and nuclear fuels, the existing field of Democratic candidates are promoting to merely "conserve" the remaining fossil fuels by mandating higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles and appliances. In either case, such policies are analogous to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. By contrast, Harry Braun is an analyst and author that over the past two decades has refined a well-documented, multi-trillion dollar "Phoenix Project" plan, a "transition of substance" that would fundamentally resolve America's integrated problems by rapidly transforming the U.S. into a Saudi Arabia-class energy superpower and exporter of solar hydrogen. The focus needs to be on hydrogen because it is the only "universal fuel" that is non-toxic, safer than gasoline, pollution-free and inexhaustible. Instead of waiting for fuel cells, Braun's Phoenix Project calls for simply modifying every existing vehicle (including aircraft, ships and trains) to use hydrogen fuel. American Windships As Braun points out, energy policy profoundly impacts the economy, the environment and U.S. foreign policy. As such, one of the most strategically-important technologies that needs to be developed for large-scale hydrogen production are Multi-Array "Windship" systems that can be mass-produced in automotive, aerospace and shipbuilding industries like the Liberty Ships of World War II. Windships will supercharge the economy by making America energy independent of fossil and nuclear fuels by 2010. While wind-hydrogen production systems can also be placed on land, the large-scale deployment of Windships at sea will provide a critical sanctuary for the fish and other marine organisms that are now in the final stages of being driven into extinction by oil and chemical pollution and destructive fishing practices. About 10 million one-megawatt wind-powered hydrogen production systems would provide 100% of the current U.S. energy requirements (i.e., 100 quads) in the form of electricity and hydrogen. Given that the wind energy conversion systems are similar to automobiles and aircraft from a manufacturing perspective, and given that over 15 million vehicles are manufactured in the U.S. annually, it is clear that the 10 million wind units, which could be placed on a million Windships, could easily be manufactured and installed by 2010. Millions of people would be employed in the process as urban air pollution, oil imports, oil spills and the production of any additional radioactive wastes would be eliminated. In addition, liquid hydrogen pipelines can be engineered to transport electricity with virtually no energy losses and will thereby eliminate the need for building any new high-voltage electricity transmission lines across America's majestic vistas. Fair Accounting Act The key to this "transition of substance" is to pass Fair Accounting Act legislation outlined by Braun that will provide the necessary market incentives for oil companies to invest in making America energy independent of fossil and nuclear fuels with solar hydrogen. Because of the exponential nature of the global environmental problems, Braun believes we are like passengers on the Titanic, and there is only a limited amount of time to change course. Harry Braun has also proposed "transitions of substance" in U.S. foreign policy, education and universal health care, as well as "Arcologies" that will help to eliminate urban sprawl and traffic congestion in America's future urban areas. Details on these proposals can be found on the BraunforPresident.us website. Why Harry Braun None of the other candidates for President have offered any new ideas that would fundamentally resolve any of America's worsening energy, economic and environmental problems. While any of the Democratic candidates would be a dramatic improvement over the reckless domestic and foreign policies of President Bush, that is not enough. Given the exponential nature of the problems, it is "11:59" Spaceship Earth. As such, what is required is not politics as usual, but a fundamental course change. Once the America public becomes aware of how Braun's Phoenix Project Windship plan can allow us to avoid the "exponential Icebergs" and provide sustainable prosperity without pollution, the choice for Americans on election day will be both easy - and profound. Harry Braun Analyst, Author, CEO Democratic Candidate for President 6128 North 28th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Telephone: (602) 977-0888 Cell: (602) 757-2703 Email: Content-Type: text/html; [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=22994