Comments jsalera has made

  • genetically modified crops

    Does anybody here understand that the the government and AG buisiness road map for biofuels is gm crops?

    people across the globe have fought for years to keep gm crops out of the fields. it would be a tragedy to let them in the backdoor through biofuels.

    Has anybody asked the bacers of prop 87 about their views on gm crops? Where is Vinod Khosla going to get the corn, or whatever else he will use, to make all that ethanol.

    gm crops (frankenweeds) are not clean or green. What kind of enviromentalism is promoted here.
    On Make 'em spend it all posted 3 years, 3 months ago 4 Responses

  • prop 87

    "Over 10 years, Prop 87 will raise $4 billion. The money will go toward kicking our oil addiction."

    How do you know here will the money really go? This prop was put on the ballot by venture capitalists vinod khosla and his associates at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. They are also involved in biofuel ventures that may reap billions if this is passed.

    Who will control this money? who will decide what projects get funded. will projects destined to fail get funded anyway?

    What happen if venture capitalists in all 50 states pass innitiatives like this that they can benefit from? will we have 50 separate tax policies?

    I'm a big proponent of taxing gas too. but not this way. The earth policy institute has a good model for gas taxes that reduces income taxes to to take the regressive sting out of it. A much more workable solution.

    The california legislature will not control this money. californians would be better served if their legislature passed a tax and their governor signed it. Even if they have to wait for better plitical circumstances. They would then have accountability for the money.

    "The more I think about this, the more I come to the conclusion that this is not a ballot initiative -- it's an intelligence test."

    if it's an intelligence test then your readers need info to make an intelligent decision. You left a heck of a lot out here. In taxes the devil is in the detailsOn Make 'em spend it all posted 3 years, 3 months ago 4 Responses

  • nader

    from the article, looks like the dems here are stuck in a time warp. One of the resons I didnt vote for Gore in 2000 was VP choice Joe Loserman, you folks are finally geeting around to ditching him. better late than never.

    Really do any of you think you're going to be taken seriously by bashing Nader. A guy who's done more good work on government oversight in ten minutes than any of you will do in a lifetime.

    Part of Nader's platform's have alway's been alternative energy with a big emphasis on solar. He's done plenty for auto safety, fuel effiency and lot's of other areas.

    What have you guys done? On Albert, Martin, and ... Ralph? Solving the real energy crisis posted 3 years, 3 months ago 26 Responses