To be quite honest, if it weren’t for annoying blowhards like Al Gore and holier than thou environmentalist, maybe more of us would be driving a Prius or as I call it a “Priss”.
Here are some funny comments I saw about this article:
by agobblerOklahoma
[May 5, 2009 8:13:25 PM]
The annual production of gas from congress could be harnessed and provide an unlimited resource. I don’t (think) there is anyway to do anything about the stench, however.
by stronghorseCalifornia
[May 5, 2009 8:00:24 PM]
It’s sure difficult to keep the hippies happy!Parts of Obama’s
by cyco1631Connecticut
[May 5, 2009 7:57:32 PM]
What do they think this is, STARTREK! How do they (environmentalists) think energy can be produced? Maybe they think we shouldn’t produce energy, but I’d like to see them get to their protests, and fight for their ’causes’ without it?
Green Energy Plan Fuel Discontent Among Environmentalists
Many local activists say the rush to renewables, backed by Obama, risks trading one power problem for another
By Dan SpringerA key part of President Obama’s energy plan — replacing fossil fuels with green alternatives — is facing increasing opposition from an unlikely source: environmentalists.
Some environmentalists, who have successfully fought a wind farm on the border of Oregon and Washington, are trying to block a massive solar plant in the Mojave desert. And now an Oregon county is considering a ban on wind power in the foothills of the blue mountains.
“We all want to be as green as we can be. But at what cost?” Richard Jolly of the Blue Mountain Alliance. “To take everything from us? This valley could be surrounded by them.”
Jolly says 400-foot wind turbines are a bird-killing eyesore. The developer argues the danger to birds is exaggerated but admits every big energy project has its downside.
“If we hold out for the perfect environmental silver bullet, if you will, it will always be 15 years down the road,” he said. “We have to make incremental progress.”
For decades, environmental groups have talked about “big oil,” painting the petroleum industry as greedy and destructive. Now similar language is being applied to renewables. Instead of eco-friendly green power, increasingly it’s “big wind” and “big solar.”
Large environmental groups, such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, bristle at the idea of dissension in the ranks.
“We are working very aggressively to make a planning process happen with utilities, with industry, with local groups all at the table,” said Rick Duke, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Center for Market Innovation.
Obama has set a goal of getting 25 percent of the nation’s power from renewable sources by 2025. The White House contends that will create millions of jobs and has the support of business and environmental leaders.
But many local activists say we need to slow this rush to renewables or risk trading one power problem for another.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/05/environmentalists-wage-fight-obamas-energy-plan/
This blog also talks about the same issue:
http://forum.reddrumtackle.com/showthread.php?16898-Obama-s-Green-Energy-Plan-Fuel-Discontent-Among-Environmentalists!&p=125667
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In the end there are also environmentalists who are lobbyists and those who flaunt their philanthropic ideas behind selfish and ulterior motives. Forget losing the greenery…when the greenery was greenery, did we leave it alone? We polluted the air, the waters, and the land that had the beauty. We need to think about the generations to come…but as mentioned by one of the guys..solar plants require a lot of water. While you have adequate sun in the desert to erect a solar station..where are we going to get the water to run those plants? From a desert? NO way….Proper planning is the first step to anything you wish to achieve. So the same for a renewable energy goal…If we want to make America’s 25% fuel consumption from green energy we need to plan. Where? Who is going to pay for it? At what costs to general citizens who are consumers? What impact to environment and to all? What kind of carbon footprint it will erase? And if it is worth it!
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I am always for start small achieve BIG!! How about letting people make their homes energy efficient. Then business buildings GREEN certified..That way we have reduced a lot of consumption.