Frequent commenter MarcoPolo objects to my recent post on a progressive energy policy for two central reasons: • It would be disastrous economically. He writes, “The fossil fuel industry represents 28% of the US economy….Your plan would immediately lessen confidence …
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What Can We Expect from Obama's Plan to Address Climate Change?
I’m in Washington D.C. this morning, a bit early for my first meeting of the day, and finding myself with a few minutes that I thought I’d use by writing this short post. It’s hard to read an article like …
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U.S. President Obama: Sounding Good on Energy and the Environment
Here’s a headline from the syndicated news show “Democracy Now” along with a few comments: The Obama administration is preparing to unveil what it calls a major initiative on tackling climate change. The White House says President Obama will soon …
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How Close Are We To a Progressive Energy Policy?
Here’s a good, readable summary of the predicament in which humankind finds itself vis-à-vis energy, and the path we took to get here, from author Thom Hartmann. He points out that we run our factories, heat and cool our buildings, …
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Why A Progressive Energy Policy? Because An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
In a post yesterday, I tried to tie together the work that certain humanitarian groups perform together with our need for a progressive energy policy. The connection? Both are rooted in a viewpoint of the future, along the lines of …
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Dealing with the Cause of the Problem, Not the Effects
Friday afternoon I attended the holiday luncheon of the Maverick Angels, an investor club local to me here in Southern California. I really like these people; they’re sharp, articulate, and they move swiftly when they like what they see. In …
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Americans Favor a Progressive Energy Policy, But There Are Roadblocks
The election season in the U.S. heightens our awareness of government, and saddens us that our leaders cannot or will not act according to the will of the people they serve. The vast majority of Americans favor a progressive energy …
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Voting? Why Not Choose a Progressive Energy Policy?
It’s Election Day in the United States, much anticipated here for several reasons, perhaps chiefly insofar as it means an immediate cessation of the horrifically mean-spirited and misleading campaign advertising. I just got back from the polling place and found …
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