All great nations have had two things in common; accessible natural resources and an abundant supply of cheap energy. In an ideal situation energy would be plentiful and free; that’s right, I said free. Realistically, unless you have an oil well and a refinery in your backyard you are going to have to pay for the delivery of your energy source. The best scenario then becomes a situation where the government ensures safe use and delivery and at the same time not hamstringing the process to point that it becomes untenable. We need safe delivery controls but at the same time promotion of competition that allows the market forces of supply and demand control the price to user. This is not rocket science and the typical end user understands enough of this process to know when it is working and when it is not and whether or not it is being allowed to work like it should. This brings us up to our current situation; to say the least, which is deteriorating into a mess that will make the early 70’s seem like a time of plenty.
Here are the facts that smart people know to be true; i.e. people who are not being lead astray by media hype, political correctness, pseudo-science, and politicians that have only their own interest at heart:
1. Man-made global warming is a ruse perpetrated by the eco-freaks. Environmentalism is a religion for these goof-balls.
2. The global warming scam is being use by politicians to create a crisis that is being used to promote an agenda that is anti-capitalistic.
3. Cap and trade is nothing more than a tax scam. Corporations do not pay taxes; those cost are always passed on to the end user, you and me.
4. Consumption is not a problem; it is rigorously controlled by supply and demand. Today’s problems are solved by tomorrow’s technology.
5. People like T. Boone Pickens and corporations like GE are using financial influence to drive our elected officials to pass legislation that will make them rich. Don’t be fooled by GE’s current fiscal problems; once “CAP and Con” is passed they will make billions. If you think Cap and Con will pass you should be buying GE stock.
6. Alternative “green” energy will not sustain our economy. It is not working in countries like France and Germany and it will not work here. Don’t take my word for this; there is plenty of accurate information to inform you of the truth of just how problematic wind and other “high-tech” “low results” energies are.
7. Our government, and the current administration in particular, is intentionally destroying the private sector. Their goal is socialism with a fanatical appetite for limiting your freedom and controlling your life. The way they are doing this is by creating a energy crisis that will have you begging for enough gas to get to work and enough electricity to keep your milk fresh. The trade off that you will be forced to make will be the sacrifice of personal freedom.
Our energy fiasco has gone from unthinkable to probably and now is an almost certainty. The Obama administration is doing everything possible to control every segment of our society by limiting your access to affordable energy. Worse-case scenarios are no longer crackpot thinking; Animal farm and 1984 are becoming a reality. Again, don’t believe me, do your own homework and read while you still have a chance to read the truth. Review the following below taken from “A "None of the Above" Approach to Energy Policy” by Lee Lukof. Check him out and see if he is telling the truth; I have and the picture he paints is not pretty. After you have read it if you think Obama has your best interest at heart, re-read the line above that starts “Here are the facts….”
Nuclear: The first budget of the new Administration cut funding for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Depository, making it nearly impossible for the United States to expand nuclear energy production, a necessary precondition if we want to promote a low-carbon energy regime.
Offshore Drilling: The Department of the Interior decided to make an inefficient and bureaucratic offshore drilling permitting process even more inefficient and bureaucratic. The Obama administration ordered the Department of the Interior to delay permitting for offshore oil operations, effectively halting American energy production through government red tape.
Oil Shale: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has halted research, development, and demonstration leases for energy entrepreneurs who were hoping to develop oil shale reserves in Utah and Colorado.
Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Energy Secretary Steven Chu has proposed cutting off all funding for hydrogen fuel cell research and development despite the fact that General Motors., Daimler AG, Toyota and Honda are on the verge of developing hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles that have been touted as an innovative energy solution that will help reduce auto emissions.
Cap & Trade: The House of Representatives has decided to make energy more expensive by passing a cap & trade program that could cause the United States to lose 9.4 trillion dollars worth of GDP from 2012 to 2035 and could cost the United States nearly 400,000 jobs every year on average.
Citizens across the country must be wondering, why are Washington politicians so out of touch? Who would willingly support policies that will lead to higher energy taxes, increased energy prices, and a continued dependence on foreign oil?
You can read his entire article at http://www.americansolutions.com/energy/2009/07/a-none-of-the-above-approach-to-energy-policy.php
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Skandalon
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