Hi
As you can see by the title of this blog I wonder what is going on with our elected and appointed officials. Let me start by trying to determine which officials are doing the worst job.
First there is Chu, Department of Energy. The so called green loans are a complete travesty of democratic ideals. The stimulus package is doled out to White House cronies and we taxpayers get stuck holding the bag. The secretary gives a loan to a solar panel company when private capital is not available. Mr Chu, "Why do you think private capital is not available? Could it be that the idea of a solar panel company is not viable? Your primary function is to work within the law and protect taxpayers money. After an asinine decision to loan the taxpayer money you then compound the situation. The statute which authorizes the loan places some restrictions on the loan. One of these restrictions is that the government can not hold a second position (lien) on the borrower. Mr Chu, you admitted in your testimony before congress that you disregarded this restriction in order to induce borrowers to invest. You assert that it was needed to raise the additional monies needed. Does the law mean anything to you? You should be ashamed of your action and if I had the power I would have dismissed you during the hearings. The American taxpayer deserves some one who upholds the law, not break it. If you read this Mr Chu please atone. Make things better by resigning.
Even in the face of all the nonsense going on in Washington there are some good, honest and dedicated individuals. I am referring to our brave service people. Please keep them in your prayers.
GOD Bless
Showing posts with label Energy dependence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Energy dependence. Show all posts
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Monday, February 15, 2010
Energy policy - recap
Hi
Today I will tie together all the things we should do to get an effective energy policy. I have already discussed domestic and off shore drilling and the development of alternative sources of energy. This should be done immediately, and it can be done simultaneously.
One of the most knowledgeable people in the area of energy is mister T, Boone Pickins. He has several ideas on solving the energy crunch but unfortunately our elected politicians do not listen. Pickins has suggested converting our fleet of semis, the 18 wheelers, to natural gas vehicles. This would be a great first step, and the cost per Mr Pickins would be about $60M per vehicle. With the amount of gasoline these vehicles use how long before we can recover the investment? Certainly within a reasonable time. Go for it. We may have to subsidize the conversion to natural gas but that could be done by repayable loans. It would benefit both the truckers and the nation.
Other methods of getting energy are more efficient drilling technology, drilling off shore, the licensing of new nuclear plants and the use of cleaner burning coal. All of these could be explored and used. To repeat myself these steps would help our economy, create jobs and wean us from dependence on foreign oil. That's what we need.
We can hope that the Tea Parties and the Town Hall meetings have goaded our elected officials into some action.
Keep praying for our service people who are protecting us.
GOD Bless
Today I will tie together all the things we should do to get an effective energy policy. I have already discussed domestic and off shore drilling and the development of alternative sources of energy. This should be done immediately, and it can be done simultaneously.
One of the most knowledgeable people in the area of energy is mister T, Boone Pickins. He has several ideas on solving the energy crunch but unfortunately our elected politicians do not listen. Pickins has suggested converting our fleet of semis, the 18 wheelers, to natural gas vehicles. This would be a great first step, and the cost per Mr Pickins would be about $60M per vehicle. With the amount of gasoline these vehicles use how long before we can recover the investment? Certainly within a reasonable time. Go for it. We may have to subsidize the conversion to natural gas but that could be done by repayable loans. It would benefit both the truckers and the nation.
Other methods of getting energy are more efficient drilling technology, drilling off shore, the licensing of new nuclear plants and the use of cleaner burning coal. All of these could be explored and used. To repeat myself these steps would help our economy, create jobs and wean us from dependence on foreign oil. That's what we need.
We can hope that the Tea Parties and the Town Hall meetings have goaded our elected officials into some action.
Keep praying for our service people who are protecting us.
GOD Bless
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Energy policy - Part III
Hi
This is another suggestion that should alleviate our energy problem. For far too long we have held up the drilling for crude in Alaska. It was once described to me that the area designated for drilling is a minuscule part of the pristine countryside. The way it was described to me was as follows - If you take a quarter coin and place it on the corner of an average sized living room rug, the ratio of the quarter to the rug would be in line with the area sought to be drilled. This begs the question, "Is this going to cause any real and lasting harm to the Alaska landscape?" Common sense says we should have been drilling for years and the discussion should have been done, over and closed. Unfortunately our politicians do not think this way. We do have a solution. In November vote out the members of congress who vote against the federal government allowing the drilling.
I will close for now but I will continue to write about what I think we as a nation need to do. Stay with me.
Keep on praying for our brave service people.
GOD Bless
This is another suggestion that should alleviate our energy problem. For far too long we have held up the drilling for crude in Alaska. It was once described to me that the area designated for drilling is a minuscule part of the pristine countryside. The way it was described to me was as follows - If you take a quarter coin and place it on the corner of an average sized living room rug, the ratio of the quarter to the rug would be in line with the area sought to be drilled. This begs the question, "Is this going to cause any real and lasting harm to the Alaska landscape?" Common sense says we should have been drilling for years and the discussion should have been done, over and closed. Unfortunately our politicians do not think this way. We do have a solution. In November vote out the members of congress who vote against the federal government allowing the drilling.
I will close for now but I will continue to write about what I think we as a nation need to do. Stay with me.
Keep on praying for our brave service people.
GOD Bless
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Energy policy - Prt II
Hi
This is a continuation on my thoughts on our energy policy. I find it hard to understand why neither political party has addressed this issue previously. The apparent divide is environmental activists on one side and commerce seeking cheaper energy on the other side of the issue.
Our elected officials MUST come to grips with this problem. It is about time that Washington makes a decision either way. Come on guys and gals, get with it. The American people need some kind of action.
In my last blog I discussed drilling within the United States. There is another aspect to this thinking, namely national defense and security. How long can we be dependent on foreign crude and still be able to protect ourselves? The answer is clearly evident, not for long. Our domestic supply of oil is large enough to maintain our energy needs for a long time. It makes no sense to me not use our domestic supply. Mind you not waste it but use it in connection with alternative means of energy. I see that the Obama administration seems to be heading for an approval of a new nuclear plant in Georgia, good. We need to use all our brainpower to solve our energy needs. This is an example of what I mean when I say drill and at the same time develop alternate energy sources. We should have been doing this all along.
The solution is not quick but if we do not start somewhere we never will rid ourselves of dependence on foreign sources for our energy needs. Maybe DC is waking up, I sure hope so.
Please continue to pray for the safety of our armed forces.
GOD Bless
This is a continuation on my thoughts on our energy policy. I find it hard to understand why neither political party has addressed this issue previously. The apparent divide is environmental activists on one side and commerce seeking cheaper energy on the other side of the issue.
Our elected officials MUST come to grips with this problem. It is about time that Washington makes a decision either way. Come on guys and gals, get with it. The American people need some kind of action.
In my last blog I discussed drilling within the United States. There is another aspect to this thinking, namely national defense and security. How long can we be dependent on foreign crude and still be able to protect ourselves? The answer is clearly evident, not for long. Our domestic supply of oil is large enough to maintain our energy needs for a long time. It makes no sense to me not use our domestic supply. Mind you not waste it but use it in connection with alternative means of energy. I see that the Obama administration seems to be heading for an approval of a new nuclear plant in Georgia, good. We need to use all our brainpower to solve our energy needs. This is an example of what I mean when I say drill and at the same time develop alternate energy sources. We should have been doing this all along.
The solution is not quick but if we do not start somewhere we never will rid ourselves of dependence on foreign sources for our energy needs. Maybe DC is waking up, I sure hope so.
Please continue to pray for the safety of our armed forces.
GOD Bless
Friday, February 12, 2010
Why aren't we drilling
Hi
This is a blog about the problems caused by the direction concerning our "energy policy". Maybe I should say "lack of energy policy".
We are dependent on foreign crude oil. We currently import too much from various nations and this is a severe problem. In the next few blogs I will spell out what the problems are and how we can correct them.
As a starter the US now imports crude from many sources. If these sources are cut off we face severe economic disaster. It is incumbent upon us to wean ourselves from this foreign dependence. We can accomplish this by several methods, but the first is by drilling within our own borders. For too long the politicians on both sides of the aisle have caved to the tree hugging environmental movement, it is time to stop. Our national security depends on us being forceful. One argument we hear from the environmentalists is that we will endanger the planet. They fret over spills, damage to the air quality and other fears. The Heritage Foundation has an interesting piece about the oil fields off the coast of California. Every year the beach gets some oil spill and damage is caused. The oil spill is caused by an overflow of the underwater oil fields. If we tap these oil wells we will ease and even relieve the pressure,thus we would solve the problem of oil spills. It would be a win-win situation, we prevent spills and we get extra crude. I wish some one in DC would listen to common sense.
Another argument is that we in the US lack capacity to refine more crude. A solution -build more refineries. It will take some time but it will also start us in the right direction. Jobs would be created by the building of the refineries, the economy benefits. Another win-win situation.
If we feel that using new technology to drill off shore is too costly we would be cheating our future. The mere thought that an abundant supply of oil will flow is enough to reduce prices. It is cheaper to drill than to import. In future blogs I will give my take on the effect on national defense. Let's start to drill as soon as possible. A person more knowledgeable than than I is T. Boone Pickens. He has stated that even if we start to develop other sources of energy we should start drilling as soon as possible. His opinion is certainly more learned than that of the fanatic environmentalists, let's listen to Mr Pickens. I trust him more. The next few writings will continue to address the energy problem.
Pray for our brave soldiers and service people.
GOD Bless
This is a blog about the problems caused by the direction concerning our "energy policy". Maybe I should say "lack of energy policy".
We are dependent on foreign crude oil. We currently import too much from various nations and this is a severe problem. In the next few blogs I will spell out what the problems are and how we can correct them.
As a starter the US now imports crude from many sources. If these sources are cut off we face severe economic disaster. It is incumbent upon us to wean ourselves from this foreign dependence. We can accomplish this by several methods, but the first is by drilling within our own borders. For too long the politicians on both sides of the aisle have caved to the tree hugging environmental movement, it is time to stop. Our national security depends on us being forceful. One argument we hear from the environmentalists is that we will endanger the planet. They fret over spills, damage to the air quality and other fears. The Heritage Foundation has an interesting piece about the oil fields off the coast of California. Every year the beach gets some oil spill and damage is caused. The oil spill is caused by an overflow of the underwater oil fields. If we tap these oil wells we will ease and even relieve the pressure,thus we would solve the problem of oil spills. It would be a win-win situation, we prevent spills and we get extra crude. I wish some one in DC would listen to common sense.
Another argument is that we in the US lack capacity to refine more crude. A solution -build more refineries. It will take some time but it will also start us in the right direction. Jobs would be created by the building of the refineries, the economy benefits. Another win-win situation.
If we feel that using new technology to drill off shore is too costly we would be cheating our future. The mere thought that an abundant supply of oil will flow is enough to reduce prices. It is cheaper to drill than to import. In future blogs I will give my take on the effect on national defense. Let's start to drill as soon as possible. A person more knowledgeable than than I is T. Boone Pickens. He has stated that even if we start to develop other sources of energy we should start drilling as soon as possible. His opinion is certainly more learned than that of the fanatic environmentalists, let's listen to Mr Pickens. I trust him more. The next few writings will continue to address the energy problem.
Pray for our brave soldiers and service people.
GOD Bless
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Energy policy
Hi
During the past several blogs I have tried to spell out some positive approaches to solving the problems facing our nation. This blog is aimed at a problem which no one seems to want to address seriously, so, I will try.
We are slowly selling our economic freedom to foreign nations by buying foreign oil for our consumption. The politicians make half hearted attempts to solve the problem by asserting that the solution is in conservation. To really conserve energy would require a major change in lifestyle of the people, and, quite frankly, I don't think we are willing to do this.
Enter an alternative solution, produce energy in America and work for conservation at the same time. Most people can chew gum and walk so it should be no big deal. I have more faith in the American people than our elected officials. It isn't as if the oil is not available, but the problem is that the so called "environmentalists" are making a lot of noise and scaring our politicians into bad judgments. How I wish our elected officials would show some courage and put these rabble rousers in place.
The answer is to drill in Alaska and since this may take years to develop the resources we should simultaneously drill in other areas. There are stories circulating on the net which depict the area in North Dakota and Montana as having vast oil reserves. Go for it. Heaven knows we need the oil.
We could develop other sources of energy, atomic, clean coal and biodegradable fuels. Why not? We need the oil and the jobs which would be created. Our economy and our energy policy would both benefit from this type of policy.
Let us hope that some one in Washington will use some sense and courage and get a good energy policy going.
Mean while keep the faith and pray for our armed forces.
GOD Bless
During the past several blogs I have tried to spell out some positive approaches to solving the problems facing our nation. This blog is aimed at a problem which no one seems to want to address seriously, so, I will try.
We are slowly selling our economic freedom to foreign nations by buying foreign oil for our consumption. The politicians make half hearted attempts to solve the problem by asserting that the solution is in conservation. To really conserve energy would require a major change in lifestyle of the people, and, quite frankly, I don't think we are willing to do this.
Enter an alternative solution, produce energy in America and work for conservation at the same time. Most people can chew gum and walk so it should be no big deal. I have more faith in the American people than our elected officials. It isn't as if the oil is not available, but the problem is that the so called "environmentalists" are making a lot of noise and scaring our politicians into bad judgments. How I wish our elected officials would show some courage and put these rabble rousers in place.
The answer is to drill in Alaska and since this may take years to develop the resources we should simultaneously drill in other areas. There are stories circulating on the net which depict the area in North Dakota and Montana as having vast oil reserves. Go for it. Heaven knows we need the oil.
We could develop other sources of energy, atomic, clean coal and biodegradable fuels. Why not? We need the oil and the jobs which would be created. Our economy and our energy policy would both benefit from this type of policy.
Let us hope that some one in Washington will use some sense and courage and get a good energy policy going.
Mean while keep the faith and pray for our armed forces.
GOD Bless
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