Battle Lines on Clean Energy

There should be no 'battle lines', this isn't really about climate change, but that would be one of the better benefits of as others have recognized and are moving in that direction. We once would have jumped right in and led the World in development and innovation etc., that's what grew this countries economic and leader roll in the World that Everyone Envied, that is no more and hasn't been for the past some three decades which have been completely different then the first three of my life. One doesn't even need to believe in Climate Change, what they are doing is locking the brakes on what once was and now others are quickly grabbing the lead in. We've lost experienced trades, others now have those, we've lost experienced working minds that developed and built the idea's and advancements we once produced. Just look around it's not hard to see what has happened, it ain't what our folks and gran folks worked so hard to build, that's all gone and many like it that way, especially those who hoard the wealth!!

Drawing Battle Lines In the Clean Energy Standard Fight

February 3, 2011 - In case you weren't sure if the President was serious about investing in clean energy, yesterday, President Obama took time out of dealing with the crisis in Egypt to privately meet with the head of the Senate energy committee about drafting legislation to set a minimum level of clean energy that power companies must produce.

And today, he delivered a speech in Pennsylvania touting the plan for a "clean energy standard" as well as promoting other initiatives -- some of which a don't require congressional approval -- to improve energy-efficiency in buildings.

One on hand, this is heartening. There is no prospect of passing essential comprehensive carbon cap legislation in the current Congress, so the fact there is some bipartisan appetite for raising our low-carbon energy production gives hope that we can keep moving forward with cutting emissions until the political dynamic shifts again.

President Obama made a significant concession in his proposal which makes many environmental advocates cringe -- including non-renewable sources nuclear power and relatively cleaner coal. Under that broader definition, 40% of our electricity is already "clean" and Obama's plan would double that by 2035. {continued}