Comments on: Democrats Put Plug-in Hybrids on Main Stage

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By: Going2Green

Going2Green — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:33:46 +0000

As the Democratic Convention wraps up and the hoopla of the Republican Convention heats up Americans are still left with a sense of a lot of hot air of any concrete plans to end the energy crisis in America. Northerners dread the upcoming onset of fall and colder weather wondering how they will be able to afford how to keep their homes and families warm. Southerners have been sweating the high cost of energy raising the thermostat to save on their electric bills. Families everywhere are wondering where else they can cut back to cover the cost of fueling up the family vehicle to get back and forth to work and take care of the necessities of life. There is no money left for relaxation and family fun. The stress level continues to rise. The average electric bill has risen 16% to cover the power companies additional production costs. A gallon of milk is almost as precious as a gallon of gas. The cost of every consumer product has risen sharply. American’s are stretched to the limit. Jobs are being lost, foreclosures are increasing at an alarming rate. Seems even the family pets are suffering the high cost of fuel as almost daily a new story is on TV about shelters being forced to euthanize record number of surrendered pets from those forced out of their homes or no longer able to care for them. The energy crisis in our country is far reaching and needs immediate attention. I am hoping whoever gets elected will get their act together and make this their #1 priority.

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By: Bryce

Bryce — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:51:30 +0000

Well, I don’t think it could possibly make it worse, though the improvement may be called into question. It is true though, the dems had the legislature for decades, and nothing much changed. Not until it became politically popular have they jumped on the band wagon. Both sides tend to be a little ridiculous, don’t just think it is all one sides fault.

By: GR

GR — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:43:30 +0000

Dems are not the problem. Offshore drilling won’t solve anything. It actually might just make our problems worse.

By: Hal Howell

Hal Howell — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:50:08 +0000

Its very interesting that while the Dems are blaming the Repubs with an energy policy failure when they had control of Congress for most of the last 30 years and they did nothing! They are NOW the ones holding us back from doing the things necessary to solve the problem. Wow, what patent lying!!! Since they are the problem, what makes anyone think they are all of a sudden going to solve the problem. They ARE the problem!!!

By: Bryce

Bryce — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:17:25 +0000

I think the plan at this point is that the companies will not get funding for their research directly, but instead through tax incentives to consumers, so that any favorites taking is non-existent. Admittedly though, larger companies with greater resources are able to make it more affordable than start-ups can, which usually make them more viable on the market.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:42:22 +0000

This is all good, but I question the Big 3s ability to accomplish this goal. If it requires government funding, smaller revolutionary companies like Aptera and Tesla should get funding as well. They are American companies after all.

By: Robin van Spaandonk

Robin van Spaandonk — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:20:49 +0000

Wind is not unpredictable on a large scale, only on a small scale and locally. If wind contributes to the power supply right across the nation, then much of the variation washes out. This is particularly true with the addition of offshore wind farms, as offshore winds are more reliable.

By: Samie

Samie — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:31:08 +0000

Why do people say its the Democrats plan, when it should be America’s plan. Drill more folks need to wake up cuz u haven’t done anything in 30yrs to change what is now 70-80% foreign oil coming into the US. Sorry if I want the Volt to be a hit (might be hard w/o a tax break for early buyers:(. The way some of you are we never would have made it to the moon or had the New Deal. Politics and games as usual and its sad to see the Big lobbying boys dumb down American ingenuity and progress towards freeing ourselves from this energy crisis.

By: brian NY

brian NY — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:55:21 +0000

Mj77, I know that but that is not what they are saying. I am a proponet of Nuclear Power, I live a few mies from Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, not a believer in wind power. With wind so unpredicatable, power companies have to have standby power availabe at all times.