 |
Jetsons or Flintstones?
The answers to energy independence are no harder than rocket
science. We've already figured that one out. Finding the will to
change is the tougher challenge. We cannot wave a magic wand and
become the Jetsons overnight. We won't all be driving electric cars
tomorrow or having dinner served by solar powered robots. But we
don't have to go back to the stone age either. Some people say the
only answer to the energy crisis is put on a sweater and learn to
live with less. Why? We are surrounded by limitless sources of
energy. We can develop those resources to serve the human race and
create economic prosperity as well.
What you can do
today
The first step is getting Congress to remove barriers to all forms
of positive energy development. There are multiple legislative steps
that can and must be taken immediately. We must rally voters across
the nation to call their members of Congress and demand, yes demand,
legislation that will help develop more energy NOW.
The
Jetsons and Flintstones are trademarks of and
copyrighted by Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
|
 |
|
| |
 |
Era of offshore oil drilling ban draws to a close
September 24 2008
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — A long-standing congressional ban on new offshore oil drilling will expire in seven days, with Democratic leaders conceding Tuesday they stand no chance of renewing it this year over President Bush's opposition -- and in an election year in which gasoline prices have become a hot campaign issue. With the moratorium lapsing, the issue will gain greater prominence in the election because it will be up to the next president and Congress to decide whether to renew all or part of the ban, which was imposed in 1981 to put much of the California coast off-limits to new oil rigs and expanded to much of the rest of the U.S. coasts in 1985. "This next election will decide what our drilling policy will be," said Rep. David R. Obey (D-Wis.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Republican presidential nominee John McCain, like President Bush, has called for lifting...
{Read Full News Report}
|
 |
| |
|
|
Gore urges civil disobedience to stop coal plants
September 24 2008
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmental crusader Al Gore urged young people on Wednesday to engage in civil disobedience to stop the construction of coal plants without the ability to store carbon. The former U.S. vice president, whose climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Academy Award, told a philanthropic meeting in New York City that "the world has lost ground to the climate crisis." "If you're a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and not done, I believe we have reached the stage where it is time for civil disobedience to prevent the construction of new coal plants that do not have carbon capture and sequestration," Gore told the Clinton Global Initiative gathering to loud applause. "I believe for a carbon company to spend money convincing the stock-buying public that the risk...
{Read Full News Report}
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Drilling favored, Crist dips in new poll
September 20 2008
Miami Herald
Rising partisanship and a sinking state economy are taking a toll on Gov. Charlie Crist's once-stratospheric popularity, but Crist's support for offshore oil-drilling is striking a chord with voters, according to a new survey. The Miami Herald-St. Pete Times poll of Floridians' attitudes on state issues also shows that a proposal to ban gay marriages -- which Crist supports but won't campaign for -- is falling shy of the 60 percent needed for approval. Crist's fortunes seem to be falling in tandem with the state's job losses, which lead the nation. A majority of Floridians polled -- 51 percent -- said the state is ``headed in the wrong direction.' That number, however, reflects a partisan divide: Fifty-eight percent of Republicans say the outlook for the state is either 'mixed' or 'headed in the right direction.' Just 27 percent of Democrats agreed. Overall, Crist still remains popular, with 53 percent of...
{Read Full News Report}
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Senate Drilling Plan: A Dry Hole
September 19 2008
The Wall Street Journal
A bipartisan effort in the Senate to expand offshore drilling in exchange for increased spending on alternative energy and conservation has run out of gas. Leaders of the so-called Gang of 20 – 10 Republican and 10 Democratic senators – announced Friday that they’ve given up pushing their proposal until after the November election. “Unfortunately, with the fiscal crisis unfolding, time to debate a comprehensive energy policy is not available. Instead, we will share our plan with our colleagues and ask that the New Era bill be among the first orders of business when Congress reconvenes,” Sens. Kent Conrad (D., N.D.) and Saxby Chambliss (R., Ga.) said in a joint statement. A Conrad spokesman added that with the election just weeks away, “the politics just aren’t right for us to talk about something that’s bipartisan.” The proposal’s failure to get off the ground – just seven weeks after it was...
{Read Full News Report}
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Google and GE form alliance to promote renewable energy
September 18 2008
The Financial Times Limited
Google and General Electric yesterday announced an unusual alliance to promote greater use of renewable energy in the US. The internet and manufacturing groups said they would combine some of their lobbying muscle in Washington and co-operate on technology projects where GE's engineering and Google's software could advance the use of renewables. The alliance reflects a shared view that sources of renewable energy such as wind and solar power could quickly be used to meet a significant proportion of national energy demand. "Clean energy is eminently doable, eminently solvable," said Jeff Immelt, chief executive of GE. Under Mr Immelt, GE set out three years ago to promote new "clean" technologies, under an initiative dubbed "Ecomagination". Mr Immelt acknowledged that the effort had drawn scepticism and suspicion from some quarters, particularly given GE's involvement in many old, contaminated industrial locations. But he said that sales of products and services that fell...
{Read Full News Report}
|
|
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
Available
Resources
PUMP UP CONGRESS TODAY!
Your call and support can win this debate.
Pump
Up Congress Car Sticker
Pump
Up Congress Car Magnet |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
The Public Square
2 Minute Programs
Can Congress Please Do Nothing? / Do You have the Right to Marry Anyone?
September 27, 2008
Can Congress Please do Nothing?
September 23, 2008
Windfall Profits Tax - A Throwback
August 19, 2008
Congress Is On Vacation
August 14, 2008
Have You Been to ANWR?
August 04, 2008
$4 a Gallon
July 30, 2008
America's Opportunity - Part V - The Do Nothings
July 25, 2008
America's Opportunity - Part IV - Your Part
July 24, 2008
America's Opportunity - Part III - Getting Past Oil
July 23, 2008
America's Opportunity - Part II
July 22, 2008
America's Opportunity - Part I
July 21, 2008
Pumping Up Congress - Part II
July 16, 2008
Pumping Up Congress - Part I
July 15, 2008
25 Minute Programs
Positive Energy
September 22, 2008
Letters from Listeners
August 20, 2008
Interview with Energy Expert Dave Johnson - Part III
August 15, 2008
Interview with Energy Expert Dave Johnson - Part II
August 14, 2008
Interview with Energy Expert Dave Johnson - Part I
August 13, 2008
Continuing the Fight for Energy Independence
August 11, 2008
Pump Up Congress is Working
August 07, 2008
Find More, Use Less - Interview with Sen. George Voinovich
July 30, 2008
Congressman Jim Jordan on Solving the Energy Crisis
July 21, 2008
Energy Independence - Part II
July 17, 2008
Energy Independence - Part I
July 16, 2008
Fixing the High Cost of Gas
June 25, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy News
Era of offshore oil drilling ban draws to a close
September 24 2008
Los Angeles Times
Gore urges civil disobedience to stop coal plants
September 24 2008
Reuters
Drilling favored, Crist dips in new poll
September 20 2008
Miami Herald
Senate Drilling Plan: A Dry Hole
September 19 2008
The Wall Street Journal
Google and GE form alliance to promote renewable energy
September 18 2008
The Financial Times Limited
More Energy News
|
|
|
|
|
|
