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my instinct would tell me no.  i still feel that natural gas and oil are common lobbying buddies too close to be trusted, and natural gas would rather scuttle the whole bill than see it thru.  i'd hate to get one of their reps in a hearing, thinking he was our ally, only to slam the bill.  or, manipulate the availability of drills, see below.

natural gas doesn't need our help to fight climate change as they stand.  coal plants are being replaced by natural gas, leading to coal's total energy production last year going down, while natural gas power production has gone up.

i'm not a fan of natural gas, and besides, we'll be fighting to make sure that geo-thermal projects can get a hold of those drills.  oil and gas basically own all the drills that geothermal would also use to do their projects.  if they don't own them, they may own the patents to them instead.  can u imagine a geothermal company going to the gas companies and asking if they can lease their drills for a project--yeah, just for a few months, we're building a geothermal plant that will basically help to put your industry out of business...i'm sure the answer will be, oh sorry, we don't have any available for the near forseeable future.

if we do use gas as an ally, the government needs to gain access to those drills, and keep them on hand solely for the purpose of geothermal plants and nothing else.

it is nice to see oil and coal all in-fighting each other, and not as united together.   coal screams out that oil is foreign dependance, oil screams out against clean coal...now gas?  no, i don't believe it, i think this is a back-up plan that the oil industry has to get what they really want thru a trap door, as opposed to the backdoor.

i guess i should also say

i was there at this event, with my son.  i just absolutely loved the dog and pony show that the republicans played on this. hehe!  one lie to the american public after another...it was like theater.

the look of fear in the republican's eyes, when he said "it looks like it's starting to rain out here."  it was almost as if they were worried about being struck by lightning, for all the lies they just told!!!On GOP leaders unveil new energy bill that calls for some of everything and lots of drilling posted 1 year, 4 months ago 15 Responses

sounds like the GMA at work here

every business person i talk to complains about how climate change, and our dependence on oil, esp our increasing imports of foreign oil, have ruined the economy and businesses.

apartment landlords complain how non-efficient appliances and ever increasing utilities, heat, ac, etc, are squeezing their renters to the point where they can't pay rent.

america grows so much surplus food, it aint' funny.  we export a ton of it.  we give it away.

the cost of food going up has nothing to do with demand, it has to do with THE PRICE OF OIL BEING OVER $150 A BARREL.  that cost affects the manufacture, production, and transportation of food, and that's all going up cuz that's defendant on oil.

why don't you go and talk to the folks at the GMA about the current research on cellulosic biofuels, like alfalfa and switchgrass.  read Gary Hirshbergs' book, Stirring it Up, to find out more ways in which businesses, esp food manufacturers, can SAVE SAVE SAVE money by investing in renewable fuels?  

as Jeff Swartz, founder of Timberland, once said, "What idiot would leave costs on the table?"  it's way more than just tree-hugging...it's profits.On GOP leaders unveil new energy bill that calls for some of everything and lots of drilling posted 1 year, 4 months ago 15 Responses

So where are Edwards' supporters going?

You know,the supporters for the candidate who was first with a green energy plan and global warming plan?  The only candidate who's ever mentioned cellulosic sources for biofuels??  The only candidate who's taken a clear stand on no new nuclear power plants? Who's never taken a dime from special interests, or Excelon corp?

Glad you asked!  We're still voting for Edwards in the primary!

Take the pledge today, and let these other two left-over know that we mean business when it comes to going green!

http://edwardshasmyvote.wordpress.com/ingOn Obama parries ABEC posted 1 year, 10 months ago 5 Responses

needn't be hemp

but JOHN EDWARDS is the only one who's really on the top about looking at celluolsic biofuels!

switchgrass is looking good, less nitrogen, up to twice more fuel per acre than corn.

types of sweet potatoes are being researched in the South, good for poor soil types...

did you see the sweet potato lady following edwards?

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/01/12/politics/fromther ...On Ready to Barack posted 1 year, 10 months ago 4 Responses

now no offense to dennis

but i support john edwards, who i think has a fantastic environmental plan that's great, and he doesn't support new nuclear power.  he's admitted that his vote on yucca was based on info that has since been revealed to be false, much like the iraq vote.  edwards' platform would also move us toward getting rid of nuclear weapons here and abroad.

don't know what to say about the debates.  i suppose edwards supporters are lucky that edwards hasn't been cut out by this point too...On Leading Dem candidates talk nuclear power at Nevada debate posted 1 year, 10 months ago 2 Responses