<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Cognitive dissonance]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Ana Unruh Cohen http://www.grist.org/article/cognitive-dissonance/ Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:10:31 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/cognitive-dissonance/1 Defeated, but close(!)

The Cantwell amendment was defeated this afternoon 47 to 53, with 8 Republicans voting for it and 2 Democrats voting against it.

"The book of nature is always open." - Louis Agassiz

]]> Defeated, but close(!)

The Cantwell amendment was defeated this afternoon 47 to 53, with 8 Republicans voting for it and 2 Democrats voting against it.

"The book of nature is always open." - Louis Agassiz

]]> Comment #2 by Ana Unruh Cohen http://www.grist.org/article/cognitive-dissonance/ Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:19:56 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/cognitive-dissonance/2 RPS and oil savings mix up

The link in my previous comment is to the votes for Sen. Bingamen's Renewable Portfolio amendment that passeed 52 to 48 with 8 Republicans voting for it and 2 Democrats voting against it!

The Cantwell amendment was defeated 47 to 53 with 3 Republicans voting for it and 1 Democrat voting against it.

Sorry for the mix up!

"The book of nature is always open." - Louis Agassiz

]]> RPS and oil savings mix up

The link in my previous comment is to the votes for Sen. Bingamen's Renewable Portfolio amendment that passeed 52 to 48 with 8 Republicans voting for it and 2 Democrats voting against it!

The Cantwell amendment was defeated 47 to 53 with 3 Republicans voting for it and 1 Democrat voting against it.

Sorry for the mix up!

"The book of nature is always open." - Louis Agassiz

]]> Comment #3 by CreateMaintainDotCom http://www.grist.org/article/cognitive-dissonance/ Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:34:24 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/cognitive-dissonance/3 Do we really want to Sustain Humanity?..

Can we negotiate this chaos and Sustain Humanity? I mean; we can do more.. correct?

http://createmaintain.com

Sustainability * Humanity http://createmaintain.com


]]> Do we really want to Sustain Humanity?..

Can we negotiate this chaos and Sustain Humanity? I mean; we can do more.. correct?

http://createmaintain.com

Sustainability * Humanity http://createmaintain.com


]]> Comment #4 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/cognitive-dissonance/ Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:26:31 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/cognitive-dissonance/4 US manufacturing base and energy policy.

http://amazngdrx.myblogsite.com/blog

Toyota is in the car business, GM in the oil powered car business.

The EV1 was all electric, and stood still once the batteries needed charging. It was never introduced into the mass market. GM has a diesel hybrid that will never be manufacrured either.

The toyota hybrids keep on going, but have limited mileage possibilities.

Toyota could produce a plugin hybrid,with unlimited mileage on short trips and hybrid mileage on longer trips, but then oil monopoly duuhbyaist government would punish them.

So toyota throws the oily dog a bone, offering to help GM and ford out with access to their hybrid powerplants. So just maybe plugin hybrids will be ok'ed someday?

The plugin hybrid combines the all electric EV1 infinite mileage on short trips with the long range utility of the regular toyota hybrid.

Consumers are plugging in their own toyota hybrids by adding extra battery packs, but toyota warns that voids the warranty.

If we want to elimiate imported oil over the next 10 years? Make plugin hybrids the standard vehicle for government employees on the job.

The mass market created will bring the price down, due to mass production, where consumers will buy them to save money on fuel.

Government energy policy must shift in order to make the US auto industry competitive again. The interests of we the people, our economy, and our jobs must begin to out weigh the interests of oil monopolists.

Or the US manufacturing base will go the way of the UK before it. Pensioners and service jobs do not a happy society make, look at Great Britain.

]]> US manufacturing base and energy policy.

http://amazngdrx.myblogsite.com/blog

Toyota is in the car business, GM in the oil powered car business.

The EV1 was all electric, and stood still once the batteries needed charging. It was never introduced into the mass market. GM has a diesel hybrid that will never be manufacrured either.

The toyota hybrids keep on going, but have limited mileage possibilities.

Toyota could produce a plugin hybrid,with unlimited mileage on short trips and hybrid mileage on longer trips, but then oil monopoly duuhbyaist government would punish them.

So toyota throws the oily dog a bone, offering to help GM and ford out with access to their hybrid powerplants. So just maybe plugin hybrids will be ok'ed someday?

The plugin hybrid combines the all electric EV1 infinite mileage on short trips with the long range utility of the regular toyota hybrid.

Consumers are plugging in their own toyota hybrids by adding extra battery packs, but toyota warns that voids the warranty.

If we want to elimiate imported oil over the next 10 years? Make plugin hybrids the standard vehicle for government employees on the job.

The mass market created will bring the price down, due to mass production, where consumers will buy them to save money on fuel.

Government energy policy must shift in order to make the US auto industry competitive again. The interests of we the people, our economy, and our jobs must begin to out weigh the interests of oil monopolists.

Or the US manufacturing base will go the way of the UK before it. Pensioners and service jobs do not a happy society make, look at Great Britain.

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