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Anything but free, renewable energy!!
I am shocked that neither candidate is yet placing appropriate emphasis on the funding of renewable energy research and deployment.
The Al Gore plan is pretty much on target. Getting 100% in 10 years could be tough because the equipment based on old, fossil-fuel technology is in every every home and commercial building at least in temperate or northern states (boilers and furnaces, as well as ovens, gas clothes driers, etc). However, that being said, I believe we COULD replace all power generation and most vehicles with renewable-based versions of today's power plants and transportation, and could implement strict conservation steps for homes and buildings (insulation), grow local food, etc. Those steps could lower emissions by about 70% right there. And we would be doing much more in homes and buildings, so that we could approach 100% in 20 years. The Al Gore vision is correct, though we may argue a bit on exact deadlines - so let's be bold, and let's get going.
David Alexander
On McCain says he trusts Big Oil over energy and economic experts posted 1 year, 3 months ago 9 Responses
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Who should run the government?
Then let's not focus on "conservative" and "liberal". How about this: if people with brains and integrity ran the country and the planet, the country and the planet could be saved. That kind of government would be an experiment that has rarely been tried anywhere in the world, especially if one includes all the key bodies of government.
For the USA, it means changing the president and vice-president, most of the congress, and about 1/2 of the Supreme Court. They fail either on brains, or integrity, or both.
David Alexander
On Conservatives will drill-and-burn this planet to the point of destruction posted 1 year, 3 months ago 11 Responses
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Head for the hills!
It seems that the Chinese government should order the entire city of Beijing abandoned except for bus and taxi drivers needed for the Olympics. The citizens of Beijing, as loyal citizens, should be happy to live in tents, or in open fields full of nature, until the Olympics are over. That kind of action could possibly clear the air in time for the Olympics on August 8th.
This would also demonstrate the true nobility of the Chinese government, pulling its citizens away from the dangerous environment in Beijing, while providing a safe atmosphere for their foreign guests! True citizens of China would be glad to sacrifice themselves for the good of the country!
David Alexander
On Gray skies loom over Beijing as Chinese officials announce emergency air-pollution measures posted 1 year, 3 months ago 9 Responses
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Good comments
The comments here are, of course, rather good and talk about different aspects.
What worries me more is the other 90% who still have only the vaguest idea what is going on in climate let alone oil supply and other "Peaks", who have little understanding of science or ability to get it, and whose votes count as much as those who know what they are talking about.
Normally I don't worry about it, and I accept that most people live a simple live, but when that 90% of our voting public thinks "we are low on oil, prices are going up, we had better drill more" and that is the whole analysis, as encouraged by narrow-thinking political figures, I really worry about whether we will grasp this opportunity or be busy finger-pointing in 10 years when oil supply collapses and we still have nothing in place.
David
David Alexander
On Blogosphere responds reservedly to Gore's call for 100 percent renewable electricity posted 1 year, 3 months ago 14 Responses
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Warming only all the time?
FRW, I am with you 100% i.e. the issues are bigger - and in a way more solvable - than just global warming and CO2 emissions. Oil and energy depletion, pollution, water shortages, and more, these are all vital problems. And they all originate due to a separation of people from our own life support systems, due to an attitude of humans vs. nature, the "conquering" of nature. Summarizing from Chief Seattle: "The Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth". But forgetting that, we saw off the tree limb on which we are sitting. The crash will not be pretty, and may be permanently crippling. It is time to wake up. The answer is to live differently, and to throw out unresponsive governments, and to make this a more humane world for all life.On A look at Hillary Clinton's environmental platform and record posted 1 year, 6 months ago 7 Responses