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POPSAlternative energy needs help from Congress It's crazy to me to see the Bush administration and many members of Congress focusing on drilling for oil with such passion, yet you hear next to nothing from them about investing whatever resources are necessary to jump start a brand new industry that could significantly lessen our dependence on oil. Seeing what Russia is doing in Georgia should make the U.S. government's desire to aid the development of alternative sources such as solar and wind even that much greater.
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POPSA compromise? Drilling for alternative energy tax credits Seems like an interesting possibility here. Give the Republicans what they want (more drilling) in exchange for what the Democrats want (extension of tax credits for wind, solar, etc.). You would think that this combination would show that the U.S. government is truly committed to doing whatever it takes to bring down our reliance on foreign oil.
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POPSThe Pickens Plan Could this man single-handedly lift the United States out its dependence on oil and inspire the type of commitment and innovation needed to make it happen? I know that sounds crazy, but this type of high profile exposure is absolutely invaluable to the birth of a new industry. Like going to the moon in the 60s, it's time to devote whatever resources are needed to enter the alternative energy era.
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POPSBush's attempt to keep us hooked on oil Man, Tom Friedman just nails it. This is exactly what the Bush administration is trying to do and it scares the heck out of me. I strongly suggest that you click the source link to read the entire article.
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POPSWhy we need high oil prices I know this sounds crazy, but i honestly believe that high oil prices in the short term (1-5 years) is a very good thing if it forces us to find alternatives. I am definitely concerned that if oil prices drop temporarily, the momentum behind alternatives such as wind and solar will die off - leaving us exactly where we are today - way too dependent on oil and way to harmful to our environment.
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POPSFilling up your car with ELECTRICITY!! When we can fill up our cars with electricity instead of gasoline - and generate electricity through wind and solar power - and transmit more electricity over the grid - we will have truly changed global dynamics. The amazing thing is that it may not be more than a few years away! Any additional help we can get from Washington will make a huge difference. I hope to see this be a central issue in the upcoming election.
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POPSVideo of Maxine Waters threatening to socialize oil What an insane, stupid comment. I just can't believe she said this...scary!! Thanks to {{willhelm}} for posting the original clip about this here http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/F1762764-9B5B-4F50-9C31-20602A85332C/. wanted to clip the actual video because i honestly couldn't believe it until i saw it.
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POPSU.S. waits for others to save us from oil dependence As long as this remains the case i will remain skeptical that the U.S. government truly wants to end our dependence on oil. That reality basically means that the needs of lobbyists (Big Oil) are considerably more important than the needs of the people. That depresses me a lot!
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POPSRepublicans weaken this country's adoption of renewable energy This makes me so mad!! On this issue, those who voted against these measures should be ashamed of themselves. There is absolutely no good reason to be "against" boosting renewable fuels or adoption of wind energy...oh yeah, unless you're being bought by big oil and utilities!!!
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POPS"Big Talk, Little Will" - Thomas Friedman (NY Times) August 16, 2006. Friedman asking the right questions again. Here we are in the biggest struggle of our lives and we are funding both sides — the U.S. military with our tax dollars and the radical Islamists and the governments and charities that support them with our gasoline purchases
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POPSBlog focussed on cutting oil imports!! Of all the things we could do in this world to fight terrorism, help the environment, create jobs, lower oil prices, boost the economy, open a world of amazing possibilities...devoting our resources to creating alternative sources of energy should be our number one priority. I believe it should be a national (and global) mission that takes on greater focus and passion than when we committed to putting people on the moon. There is no question we can do it. There is no question people want it. There is a major question about why we're not doing it!
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POPSMore cars, more cars, more cars...higher oil prices This article argues that we should be looking harder for more oil. I say we should forget about oil and develop technologies that create clean, renewable power without oil. If we made this our top priority as a country it would have incredible benefits!
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POPSOil reaches $75 per barrel!!! Here we go.............where will it stop, nobody knows! What i do know is that i embrace this short term pain if it means that the world will get deadly serious about the need for alternative sources of energy.
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POPSAnother day, another rise in oil prices... It seems that each morning i find myself clipping about another rise in oil prices. I'm starting to have a feeling that we haven't seen anywhere near the peak yet, as people don't seem to even be paying all that much attention this time.
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POPSOil prices keep rising... not happy to be posting yet another morning clipmark about oil prices rising yet again...this time to new highs. My hope is that this continues to put great focus on alternative, renewable sources of energy that don't come from the middle east.
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POPSOil hits $70.00 slowly but surely the price has gotten right back to where it was when everyone was bugging out. what price is it going to take in order for people too bugg this time?
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