Comments greeniemeanie has made

  • Corn has been pampered. Now that pampering is being removed.

    Kind of like a little child screaming that mommy took away the pacifier.

    On Peterson: Leave ethanol alone, or I'll nuke Waxman-Markey posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago 3 Responses

  • People, people, people, it will come down as it almost always does ... to cost. California is working on "densifying" its cities to combat urban sprawl, but automobiles are seen as integral in the new future.

    Plug in hybrids are the lowest cost option for now. With economies of scale (ie, all that r&d being done), newer, bigger batteries will be developed, and we will end up off the gasoline/biofuel tit altogether.

    That will leave EVs and hydro. And BTW: both the EV and hydro powered auto market require a re-tooling of the fuel infrastructure.

    Right now, neither the vaunted Tesla not Honda's entre into the hydrogen market are up to snuff. The Tesla costs $150K and up; hydrogen is a half mill, but the company leases. 

    All conspiracy theories aside, it will come down to cost. California is hedging its bets and backing both. If the feds had done their job in the last 8 years, California would be a thorn in their side, spurring them further and faster because California has specifics that need to dealt with, but since the feds are so far behind... California is doing the best it can to create a new dynamic.  

    On California plans no exit from hydrogen highway posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago 39 Responses

  • My personal favorite for witness without a clue:

    "Mark Crisson. the CEO of the American Public Power Association, joined the call for a safety valve and suggested that the committee remove from the bill a renewable electricity standard and tough emissions controls for new coal-fired power plants."

    Uh huh. Yeah, that'll do something about climate change, all right. Increase it.

    On Interest groups pile on with suggested changes to House climate bill posted 7 months, 1 week ago 7 Responses

  • Jabailo, what is this endless fascination you guys have with Al Gore?

    Gore is saying his personal efforts aren't enough... but all the sudden you're in favor of letting him handle it all.

    It ain't about Gore. It's about climate change. Get a grip.

    On Gore and Gingrich bump heads at House climate hearing posted 7 months, 1 week ago 7 Responses

  • Jabailo, Gore was electable. He received the majority of votes, but was defeated by a small margin in a single state because of the electoral college. That makes him electable, just not elected according to the Supreme Court.

    As for why we pay no attention to the token efforts of GW Bush? Because he did his absolute best to defeat any true effect those token efforts had. Witness the endless round of soap opera drama he played with the California waiver request, and the fact that the same Supreme Court who decided his electoral fate had to tell him it was his job to actually do something about climate change.

    It took the man 6 years to mention that it was a problem. 6 valuable years.

     

    On Tennessee rep accuses Gore of trying to profit from climate bill posted 7 months, 1 week ago 8 Responses
  • The California exception (which is the only exception allowed under the Clean Air Act) works this way. California applies for an exception waiver, and if it's granted, the other states have the option of adopting the federal standard, or the higher California standard. The first step is that the federal government has to do adopt a standard. Bush claimed he couldn't. The states, led by California, sued. The Supreme Court told Bush's EPA they could. Then, Bush's EPA turned around and denied the exception waiver (first time) and California entered into another lawsuit. New administration: they're following the steps. Finding that GHGs are dangerous first, addressing the non decision made by Bush's EPA. Then there's the California waiver, and the 13 states who have said they want to adopt it. They constitute about 1/2 of the auto makers market. Yeah, a resident of one of those states can go over the border and buy a car, but it's 1/2 of the auto makers market. From what I understand, the California Air Resources Board has been negotiating with the feds to make the transition smooth. And that's the big mystery... they're trying to make a deal... but unless Ahnold goes back to the Legislature and changes California law, the exception waiver request will have to remain essentially the same.On States left wondering about EPA's greenhouse gas ruling posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago 5 Responses

  • I object to the statement

    Grist makes that "all is forgiven" because he released an environmental plan.

    No. There are many red flags involved with this guy.On An interview with Barack Obama about his presidential platform on energy and the environment posted 1 year, 9 months ago 28 Responses

  • amzingdrz

    no, I did not refer to propaganda.

    I referred to psychobabble.

    Over the years, there have been plenty of eminent respected political scientists have used the way politicians have been potty trained to how they will govern.  This is just another version.

    A major grain of salt is required.On Obama or Clinton: who's greener? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 46 Responses

  • eddieb

    psychobabble is babble wrapped up in pshyological language.

    yeah, Obama gives good speech. I am looking at issues.On Obama or Clinton: who's greener? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 46 Responses

  • Hillary is a Guardian

    who take public duty as sacred, Obama is an Idealist (no explanation needed), McCain is an Artisan and Promoteraccording to another web site.

    http://www.slate.com/id/2184696/pagenum/all/#page_start

    Psychobabble is never objective, and we need as little as possible during a campaign.On Obama or Clinton: who's greener? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 46 Responses

  • I'm sorry?

    This is news?

    I'm glad people are paying attention, but other people have been talking about it for years.

    Ethanol and biodiesel are at best transitional fuels, and we need to track the entire fuel cycle to determine if a fuel is green. If we can put together a rational policy towards them, we can certainly use them temporarily, but we have no rational policy.On Researchers find corn ethanol, switchgrass could worsen global warming posted 1 year, 9 months ago 111 Responses

  • Gore won't be endorsing anyone

    He's been counseling neutrality.

    And BTW: during the campaign to draft Gore, Gore's office released a statement that he thought Hillary was running a good campaign, and he didn't think he needed to run.

    Now, if I were going to act the same way a Obama supporter does, I would claim that meant Gore endorsed Hillary.

    It doesn't. It means several things.

    Get over yourself. You ain't gonna get the man to speak before he wants.
    On Obama says will move immediately on international climate pact posted 1 year, 9 months ago 7 Responses

  • Ahh, the conspiracy theorists

    who actually believe Hillary launched that war. Damn! It was only ONE vote off, and she told Bush to go ahead, and she did it on PURPOSE!!

    LMFAO.

    For my money, I'm choosing the candidate who has talked about addressing climate change as the next space race, and who has made her campaign carbon neutral.

    I preferred Edwards on the environment, but Hillary was second. Obama, well, the Grist should know, he didn't bother to show up at the only forum (er, debate) where climate change was a major subject, since they sponsored it. Guess it's not a priority for him.

    As for being closer than I like to nuclear and coal, well, he is. Way too close. One of Illinois's nuclear power providers was a major, and I mean major contributor.

    Sorry folks, I'm voting as green as I can.

    Go Hillary.On Obama or Clinton: who's greener? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 46 Responses