http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-13150 Jon Gelbard Fri, 27 May 2005 18:54:46 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/#comment-13150 More on lack of Federal Leadership on Safer, Cleaner Energy in this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/business/yourmoney/22coal.html So we could have plants that burn coal a lot cleaner with better federal leadership, which we sorely lack right now. More on lack of Federal Leadership on Safer, Cleaner Energy in this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/business/yourmoney/22coal.html
So we could have plants that burn coal a lot cleaner with better federal leadership, which we sorely lack right now.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-13149 Jon Gelbard Fri, 27 May 2005 07:26:37 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/#comment-13149 Great post, OJ. I agree with one of the other articles that the problem in many ways is the government--subsidies in the wrong place. Also the media--more interested in Michael Jackson and Martha Stewart than the fact that we are getting raped at the pump and all have less money to spend while oil companies are experiencing record profits. Take the converse of that and you have a positive solution--more energy efficieny means more money in our pockets to spend on electronics, travel, entertainment, clothing, housing, home improvement, you name it--everything else other than energy. And the environment is cleaner, safer and healthier. Great post, OJ. I agree with one of the other articles that the problem in many ways is the government–subsidies in the wrong place. Also the media–more interested in Michael Jackson and Martha Stewart than the fact that we are getting raped at the pump and all have less money to spend while oil companies are experiencing record profits. Take the converse of that and you have a positive solution–more energy efficieny means more money in our pockets to spend on electronics, travel, entertainment, clothing, housing, home improvement, you name it–everything else other than energy. And the environment is cleaner, safer and healthier.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-13148 Anonymous Thu, 26 May 2005 18:38:24 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/#comment-13148 You know, with a level no-subsidy playing field, as is sometimes recommended ... I don't doubt that wind power use would grow. My question to you is, when these guys subsidize "clean coal" and so forth ... while at the same time eliminating wind power subsidies ... what happens? You know, with a level no-subsidy playing field, as is sometimes recommended … I don’t doubt that wind power use would grow.
My question to you is, when these guys subsidize “clean coal” and so forth … while at the same time eliminating wind power subsidies … what happens?

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-13147 Ivan Storck Thu, 26 May 2005 15:55:54 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/#comment-13147 There is a plan being proposed by <a href="http://www.krystal-planet.com/sustainablemarketing" rel="nofollow">Krystal Planet</a> founder Troy Helming called the <a href="http://www.troyhelming.com/freedom_plansm.htm" rel="nofollow">Freedom Plan</a> that will get the U.S. on wind energy in 10 years without any government intervention. It's worth reading. There is a plan being proposed by Krystal Planet founder Troy Helming called the Freedom Plan that will get the U.S. on wind energy in 10 years without any government intervention. It’s worth reading.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-13146 Anonymous Thu, 26 May 2005 12:21:08 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/05/does-us-have-the-will-to-develop-clean-energy/#comment-13146 Things are far worse than they at first appear. The proposal of two Senators to halt federal subsidies for wind farms drove this point further home to me: In Washington, it is politics as usual, and as yet they have no inkling that they are facing an unusual problem. I hope Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and John Warner (R-VA) get a lot of grief for this ... I mean, for them to actually think that they could introduce such a bill without widespread blowback and derision! http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=30845 Things are far worse than they at first appear.
The proposal of two Senators to halt federal subsidies for wind farms drove this point further home to me: In Washington, it is politics as usual, and as yet they have no inkling that they are facing an unusual problem.
I hope Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and John Warner (R-VA) get a lot of grief for this … I mean, for them to actually think that they could introduce such a bill without widespread blowback and derision!
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=30845

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