Comments Kenny B has made

  • Ugh indeed

    You're absolutely right.  The Dems are killing me here.  They should follow Gore's lead and take a stand on the issue, even if it's not exactly what voters want to hear.

    I, for one, lose respect for Democrats with every concession they make on this issue.

    Grow a pair, Democrats!!!On Reid and Dems' Stockholm Syndrome posted 1 year, 3 months ago 2 Responses

  • Good Stuff

    I'm far from the first to say this, but you really gotta stop and think when the politician speaking most rationally is Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    This is particularly funny, given that he endorsed McCain.  It speaks to the overall crappishness of McCain's energy policy.

    Ultimately, I always knew it would take a European who would talk sense into American energy policy.On California governor says he'd be willing to serve in Obama's cabinet posted 1 year, 4 months ago 2 Responses

  • I hope this kills his bid

    On energy, McCain has ideas the way I have gold: tiny little pieces that are mostly fake and that don't seem to fit together in any comprehensible fashion.

    Seriously, he uses energy policy like an accessory to his candidacy.  Just little doodads he picked up here and there:  "A bajillion dollars to make a better battery," "A new holiday figure: the gas-tax bunny," "Let's drill holes in the ocean and see what comes out."

    I mean, really?  Can voters not see that these "ideas" border on retardation?  Of all McCain's policy platforms, energy is by far his least thought out, least cohesive and least understood.On McCain just not that into Amtrak posted 1 year, 5 months ago 39 Responses

  • Inertia

    This post is so on-point I want to scream.  I've been saying this for years!

    The biggest problem, I think, is inertia.  Creating a change in our energy economy takes some thought and effort, and most folks who have found success under the current circumstances are more than willing to try and stop anyone else's thoughts and efforts.  At this point, there are too many of those people.

    Once we can finally get the ball rolling on this though, I predict that it will benefit us in ways we can't even imagine.  It will require some risks and some fundamental changes, which most are averse to, but it will have to happen eventually.

    Here's hoping it's sooner than later.On Climate policy isn't a pill to swallow, it's a way off a sinking ship posted 1 year, 5 months ago 16 Responses

  • Trolls are funny

    They hate Al Gore so much and seem to think telling readers that will influence them.

    Thank you trolls, for opening up my eyes.  Yes, indeed, Al Gore is in the pocket of the evil wind lobby.  He and his cronies from "big green" will soon execute their sinister plot to destroy the planet by saving it from destruction.  It's diabolically genius in its design, but thankfully I have come to realize that destroying ourselves is the only way we can survive.

    Thanks again trolls.On Gore endorses Obama, says candidate has what it takes to tackle climate crisis posted 1 year, 5 months ago 9 Responses

  • "Do-gooders?"

    So apparently doing good is not the right cause?  That really just cuts right to the core of the legislative process doesn't it?

    Perhaps Dingell's "do-gooders" can be employed to fight Bush's arch nemeses, the "evil-doers".  Sounds like a great pre-apocalyptic comic book.

    (Again, let me point out the greatness of this post's title.  I think Grist must have an entire title team to come up with these.)On Dingell promises climate bill friendlier to manufacturers posted 1 year, 5 months ago 2 Responses

  • Estimates

    Has anybody else noticed how much the word "estimate" flies around in the drilling debate?  Nobody really knows how much oil there is available to the US, or even exactly where it is.

    We do know, however, where the sun shines, where the wind blows, where water flows, where the earth warms, where plants grow, and how to use all these things for increasing domestic energy production.

    I watched some of Cheney's speech, and it made me so mad I could barely keep from screaming.  He and the whole administration are hypocrites, saying they want to fight the "addiction to oil" and "fight climate change", but kicking and screaming to keep things the same.

    Boehner and the Republicans have been looking for a new slogan lately, and I've got one for them: "Status quo's the way to go!"On Cheney perpetuates myth about China-Cuba oil partnership posted 1 year, 5 months ago 5 Responses

  • Great title...

    I don't think any blog out there has better titles for its posts than Grist.

    Anyway, I think we should be listening to Nobuo Tanaka of the IEA and create an energy revolution, or as Ted Turner would say, another renaissance.  That level of change is the only way to get out of the energy/environmental mess we're in.

    Reducing consumption is good too, but I've tried being the gadfly to push that message on folks, and most of them just roll their eyes.  In the meantime, I try to do my part.On House committee hears testimony on the future of oil (hint: it's dim) posted 1 year, 5 months ago 11 Responses

  • Where's the down side?

    I think something like this is essential to progress.  It's ludicrous that the nation that built the trans-continental railroad has such an anemic rail system.  I think the market is there, but somebody has to grow a pair and fund the infrastructure.  High speed, trans-continental rail combined with effective, well-funded local mass transit systems can take cars off the road and planes out of the sky, while increasing competition in all transport sectors, thereby reducing the cost of all modes of transportation and ensuring higher-quality service.  Personally, I really cannot see the downside.  I bet even the initial cost could be largely taken up by private investors.On Swing states need green manufacturing posted 1 year, 5 months ago 15 Responses

  • Energy Crises

    How incredibly intelligent of so many who lived through previous energy crises to live their lives based on the premise that "Whew, that was terrible.  Good thing it can never ever happen again!"

    I like to see folks get what's coming to them, but I feel a little bad for those who have been duped into believing that their lifestyle is sustainable.  If our society were honest with itself, we could have seen all this coming a long time ago (i.e. previous energy crises)On Energy prices posted 1 year, 5 months ago 6 Responses

  • Evil Republicans

    It's rare that there's such a clear-cut bad guy in a debate.  I can't believe how the Republicans are reacting to this.  They're just shy of being the bad guy in an episode of Captain Planet.

    In any case, I would MUCH rather see a straight up tax on carbon, but that would be easy fodder for the planet-killing Republicans.  They would say things like "They want to tax you for breathing," and use the old tax-happy liberal label.  It's too easy to hate, so I don't see it happening.

    The emissions trading scheme, however, amounts to practically the same thing, but because it's not called a "tax," it gets labeled as a "market mechanism" and more people think, "I like markets because they mean money."

    That's why even though the bill is deeply flawed, it pains me to see Republicans treat it like a kid treats his medicine, using all manner of ridiculous tricks to hide from it.  My only solace is the notion that there could be a better bill put forward in 2009.On GOP leaders resort to high jinks to stall climate bill posted 1 year, 5 months ago 8 Responses