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  Nice summary David and I would suggest if OSHA and EPA want to get draft regulations reviewed more thoroughly they should adopt the fluffy bunny theme.

  
  Regardless of my position on CCS or Cap & Trade... I will fully comply with your idea of including 'fluffy animals' in my future regulatory posts ;-)

  On Everything you always wanted to know about EPA greenhouse gas regulations, but were afraid to ask posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 10 Responses

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  Nice summary David and I would suggest if OSHA and EPA want to get draft regulations reviewed more thoroughly they should adopt the fluffy bunny theme.

  
  Regardless of my position on CCS or Cap & Trade... I will fully comply with your idea of including 'fluffy animals' in my future regulatory posts ;-)

  On Everything you always wanted to know about EPA greenhouse gas regulations, but were afraid to ask posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 10 Responses

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  Nice summary David and I would suggest if OSHA and EPA want to get draft regulations reviewed more thoroughly they should adopt the fluffy 'bunny theme'.

  
  Regardless of my position on CCS or Cap & Trade... I will fully comply with your idea of including 'fluffy animals' in my future regulatory posts ;-)

  On Everything you always wanted to know about EPA greenhouse gas regulations, but were afraid to ask posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 10 Responses

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  I had to raise my toddler in a 1800's home in Wisconsin that had 'epic' energy conservation issues. I used my DOE and energy auditor tools only to find out ANY replacement would take over a decade to pay back on windows (IN Wisconsin)... knowing we would move within the next 5 years, it made no $en$e.
  
  I went to the library and hardware store - Read books, got out the grout and caulk tools and restored the dozen windows for about $400 to be 'draft tight'... The first window took a day the rest to another.
  Later - the realtor stated how much charm and extra value the restoration added to the house...
  
  Also caulked/taped the ducts, blanket the water heater/insulated lines, filled house with blowin insulation, sealed around vents, roof and foundation... everything under $1,500 and about 40hrs (or less time than it took my wife and I to decide on baby room colors, flooring and window dressing ;-)
  
  Have fun with it, ask neighbors and friends for help (also help them) and guide your children to be a little more self sufficient (sustainable) by examples in your life.
  
  I voted 'this is your biggest problem?' on this one...
  However, everything counts in small amounts when applied to scale - Restoration and conservation are the key to both our longterm eco-nomic and economic struggles. Your idea just needs to expand to all aging U.S. building plans.

  On Should I suck it up and buy vinyl windows? posted 1 month, 4 weeks ago 30 Responses

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  energy-fossil fuel situation determines things....

  Thank you for being crystal clear on the major difference between "cap n trade ponzi schemes' and legitimate 'dirty power tax'.

  It needs to be a priority that economists understand the short and long term cost benefits of sustainable energy taxes. And that tax `incentives' can build out a sustainable energy future with short and longterm profits and jobs.

  I am not in any agreement on the misguided tax, credit and junk 'purchasing' schemes we are considering or doing in the automotive sectors... as you made the point these are just - 'buying time, so we can move toward carbon-free vehicle propulsion.'

  Without including 'readily available' blended biogas/CNG/H2 conversions that can make ANY urban vehicle emissions clean and 70-90 mpg bio-diesel family safe vehicles into are market NOW... we are creating another Madoff scheme.  

  The reality is that any urban clunker can be converted to run on CBG (Compressed Bio Gas) that can be blended in with CNG AS we move up to H2 AND build out the infustructure as we go along.

  Instead of giving thousands of dollars to elitists who can afford hybrids or 'bailing out' people who bought gia-normuos inefficient clunkers...  we need to be giving that money in tax rebates and incentives to people to convert their cars into clean burning.

  For the cost of 'clunker or hybrid' credits... nearly ANY vehicle can be converted to run on abundant blends of CNG (derived from biogas) with up to 10% H2 or even converted into plug-in hybrids. This helps everyone and every community now (shovel ready ;-).

  Reinvesting a NICKLE into vehicle programs that encourage buying new or buying back crappy clunkers is NOT progress or even a step towards 'moving forward'.

  In these scenario 100's of millions of the dirty cars will still be on the road when my kids, kids are able to drive.

  Lets not just 'buy time' when we can invest in our future... now.

  In this global economic crisis, I am afraid that 'buying time', cost lives, it is imperative we use every cent to solidify a safe, secure and sustainable future.

  This is not going to happen on high-tech hydrogen hybrid powered unicorns or crap n trade ponzi schemes.

  Change?
  YES, after three decades of talk we are drafting programs and regulations for progress ... before they were just lost dreams driven by empty promises.On James Hansen apologizes to U.K. environmentalists posted 9 months ago 5 Responses