Comments on: House Approves Offshore Drilling, Extends Clean Energy Tax Credits

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Berkeley OKs City-Backed Solar Loans | Our-Greenhome.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:08:23 +0000

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By: What You Need to Know About the Senate Energy Bill | Eco Friendly Mag

What You Need to Know About the Senate Energy Bill | Eco Friendly Mag — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:37:16 +0000

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By: What You Need to Know About the Senate Energy Bill « Earth2Tech

What You Need to Know About the Senate Energy Bill « Earth2Tech — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:01:19 +0000

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By: Solar Feeds Gadgets » Berkeley OKs City-Backed Solar Loans

Solar Feeds Gadgets » Berkeley OKs City-Backed Solar Loans — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:50:14 +0000

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By: fireofenergy

fireofenergy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:16:48 +0000

As i see it (and could be wrong but so what), the 15% re standard is not funded by that much of the tax base. Instead it is just a law (that also helps the rich, I know, but what can we do, we already rely on the grid, I Want it green, and plentiful). Sure, some of the tax base may be lost to the PTC, but that's a drop in the bucket, noth'n compaired to, say what is spent bailing out DF banks, spent on oil tax credits, war, ect. With largescale solar, it would be cheaper in the long run and this much I do know!

By: The Daily Show on Offshore Drilling, Energy Policy, and the Financial Crisis | Max Gladwell

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:14:38 +0000

[...] U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill compromise that lifts the ban on offshore drilling. This is similar to the bill being hammered out [...]

By: fireofenergy

fireofenergy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:08:09 +0000

The object is cheap (cleaner) energy. I think we sould save the oil and get on with the renewables! Would'nt that would create less taxes

By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:26:38 +0000

But what does this do for the consumer? More taxes? That's all? No new oil rigs, no refinery capacity, just a bunch of taxes, wrapped up in a hoax? WTF?!

By: fireofenergy

fireofenergy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:13:06 +0000

Well, to you replubicans, if big brother can tax, impose laws, you know, the normal stuff, then why can't they impose something like 15% RE standard? My kids will need to rely on RE such as solar power towers, concentrated PV, perhaps even cheap "normal" PV in mass, (and wind). Why would you try to prolong the enivitable. The sooner we do this clean energy thing, the sooner we will have the ability to store it. Quite the necessity. (Molten salt and graphiteis already available for SPT).

Oh, why do I say "to you republicans"?. Because "he" wants to spend 270 billion on a lousy 45 nuclear plants. (That's about $6 a watt, which, even I can compete with) GET REAL!

By: House Passes Energy Bill on Contentious Party-Line Vote

House Passes Energy Bill on Contentious Party-Line Vote — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:56:23 +0000

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