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Further reasons to Declare our Endependence

King Coal and Big Oil are going to pull out all of the propaganda stops.  We can't be fooled again.

Citizens need to band together to insist on energy independence that ends dependence on polluting fuels.

You can sign the Declaration of Endependence and show others how you save energy.  You can also get ideas about great ways to save energy.

http://endependence.info/declarationOn Coal group wants climate bill to build more coal plants posted 10 months, 2 weeks ago 1 Response

Energy externalities are different going forward

Okay, the comparison to the bakery is good for illustration of the broad concept of externalities, but it is important to recognize that our energy challenge externalities are different now.

Now we know about the coal ash, carbon dioxide, mercury, etc. generated by coal fired plants and we are still reluctant to do everything possible to move toward non-polluting power sources.  

We continue to think of alternative energy as "expensive".  It is only expensive compared to the cheap and deadly stuff we have become addicted to.

In the long run, alternative energy will work out to be much better for our economic security, for our national security and for our environment.  

We can demand a move toward endependence, energy independence that ends dependence on polluting fuels.  

Find out more at http://endependence.info On Who do we repay for the pollution from which we have benefitted? posted 11 months ago 3 Responses

we need a War for Endependence

Motives aside, Dr. Hirsh's thought that we should keep the problems of peak oil under our hats to spare society more angst and depression (mental and economic) should be rejected.

Politicians are hot on the buzzword "energy independence".  They see patriotism and national security halos floating above their heads when they utter the phrase...energy independence.

We propose that the citizens demand something more:
Endependence-energy independence that ends dependence on polluting fuels.

The politicians can have their halos, but in exchange we have to hold them accountable to make the energy choices that get us to a sustainable environment and an energy system that doesn't rely on "cheap" (fossil fuel) energy.

Interested?  Sign the Declaration of Endependence at
http://endependence.info/declaration/ .

http://blog.endependence.info/On Robert Hirsch suggests 'keeping relatively quiet' in near-term about peak oil posted 1 year ago 11 Responses

Local Action is the answer

Endependence believes that the answer to our energy problems is local action, just as the cited report suggests.

The hierarchy of solutions to energy challenges is:

Personal: stop wasting 30% of the energy we use

Local: identify potential energy sources and work with other members of the local community to make these energy sources available. Champion and insist upon community wide energy conservation efforts (such as converting municipal vehicles to alternative energy and expanding bike paths, bus routes, etc.)

State: do as the report (and Neil Young)suggest and focus on "homegrown" energy

Federal: build the smart grid energy infrastructure and support the development of new sources of energy with tax credits and investments.

Energy independence, we can't do it alone, but we can do it together.

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http://endependence.info/declaration/On New report suggests that half of U.S. states could meet their energy needs with in-state resources posted 1 year ago 2 Responses

Breakthrough Technology_Clean Coal Myth

President-elect Obama should reverse the mining policies of the Bush administration to keep big coal from endangering its miners and their communities, but there is a more pressing issue.

We need to expose the promise of "clean coal" for the pipe dream (or smokestack dream) that it is.

There is no such thing as coal without CO2 except in a lab somewhere.

The coal industry is claiming that in 20 years or so they will have the problem solved.  Do we have 20 years to wait?  20 years of ever-increasing coal usage and the inherent greeenhouse gas byproducts?  

The endependence blog today is about the canard of "breakthrough technologies" like clean coal.

Check it out

http://blog.endependence.info/On The Obama administration's coal-related appointments: worth watching posted 1 year ago 1 Response