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  • Why Barack didn't mention conservation

    You can't expect Barack to talk conservation while he's trying to get elected.

    • Its erroneously not "perceived" as a job creation engine or being tied to the energy security issue.
    • Unlike Europe, people have negative emotions about conservation (e.g. visions of wearing a parka to bed!)
    • At the moment,"conservers" are spread wide and thin and don't really have a voice.

    As opposed to ...

    • NG speaks to voters in Southern Gas Bearing states and rides on the huge pickens plan advertising campaign (hence why its top of list).

    • Coal speaks to voters in coal states and ties into the huge media blitz by the clean coal group.

    • Nuclear is safe thing to say with 3 Mile Island being a distant memory.

    • Solar,Wind and Biofuels speaks to farmers and small rural communities

    • Autos and CAFE speaks to workers in Big 3 who are loosing their jobs.

    So like all elections, the strategy at the moment is to get elected. If he gets in, we may start to see his true thinking on  this topic. I suspect he deeply understands the important role conservation can play in helping to solve the big challenges of jobs/economy, climate change & energy security.

    CheersOn Obama calls out climate and energy in his big acceptance speech posted 1 year, 3 months ago 16 Responses