where is the loan program and feed in tariff program for RATEPAYERS WHO ALL WANT TO GENERATE OUR OWN POWER AND BE PAID FOR IT?

more remote, deadly power plants that destroy ecosystems and carbon sinks and more wasteful, unreliable powerlines that regularly burn down our forests are hardly a 21st century vision for sun and wind power, which is EVERYWHERE!  i can't believe the greenwashers are getting away with this!  even if you can ignore the total death of millions of acres of wilderness, after transmission losses and ) & M, point of use solutions are cheaper than these Big Energy disasters.

we need feed in tariffs and loans.  look at the only countries with any success in renewable power and that is what you will see.  civic participation, where people are REWARDED for doing the right thing (generating clean power and cutting consumption).  we are totally disenfranchised, yet again, by this Big Energy giveaway.

if you care at all about the environment, the economy, or the future, you will lobby HARD for feed in tariffs and loan funding so WE can participate in energy markets as more than hostages.

the greenest energy is that which you needn't ever produce.

If Obama does not deal with serious lobbyist reform he will be like a salmon swimming up stream. His plan to offer a $3000.00 tax credit for a business that hires an employee is already under attack by both republican and democratic forces alike.

If he offsets the tax breaks with closing the tax break for taking jobs or production overseas it will equal out and be cost neutral.

Our balance of trade is killing us and the one sided trade deal with China will undermine any attempt to cure our long term economic ills.

Obama's plan for infrastructure and green manufacturing will create the 3 million jobs he has projected. If he can squash some lobbyist and rescind the most favored trade status with China and close all tax loop holes for taking jobs overseas.

If he can do as no one else has been able to do, stop the special interest earmarked spending and pork he will find enough cuts in the budget to find a balance 4 years out. If he also does massive cuts in empire sustaining spending projects, foreign spending, non productive and wastefull programs. He must also insist on competitive bidding for all government projects with realistic time lines and penalties for not meeting deadlines.

The special interest pork and earmarked spending is a drop in the bucket for all the government subsidized waste off budget in most bills submitted for approval.

If we are in such dire straights as he said today the rescue will call for sacrifice and conservative spending on everything but the recovery portion. He will have to take his plan to the people and put the spotlight on all the obstructionist. The bully pullpit be it the Roosevelt fireside chat or weekly news conferences to keep the public energized will be key.

If we are going to be reliant on the Chinese to fund our recovery we need to at least show them we are working on fixing the economy in a responsible way. The trick will be to do it in such a manner that reduces our trade deficit with them while they are our main banker.

2009 will be the worst year since the great depression. We can't afford the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, unfunded liabilities and the recovery at the same time.

The power grid upgrade that allows for individuals to sell unused power back to the utility and investments in off grid power will generate a large portion of the green tech manufacuring jobs we will need for this recovery to work.

The eons of time and nature was good to us down here. It was not until we become civilized that destroying our habitat become fathomable or fashionable.