Comments on: John Sperling: From Cloning Missy to Backing Clean Energy

By: A Voter’s Guide to California’s Cleantech Propositions « Earth2Tech

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:01:23 +0000

[...] the lofty renewable energy targets, include an array of voter groups, funded with millions from billionaire University of Phoenix founder John Sperling and his [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:19:28 +0000

Bored people with vision and billions often contribute the most. If the fault of his vision is that it is too aggressive all the better. Maybe his vision could spread across the U.S. (Are you other billionaires listening? O.K. T.Bone, we've already counted you).

Also, I often pick my friends by their opponents. In this case it's the major utilities. If they don't like something - it's usually good for us and bad for them.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:16:22 +0000

FYI. I didn't read your article past the first two paragraphs because I could tell you were an idiot. Based on your writing I wouldn't wipe my ass with your diploma either.

By: Captain Save Em

Captain Save Em — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:02:37 +0000

woah tiger..... "twilight years," "bored billionaire?"

Why are you painting this guy like a senile old man who has no vision and is about to die tomorrow? He might die tomorrow, and that would be very ironic and nullify my point somewhat, but why the negativity and personal pokes towards someone who is genuinely TRYING to do good?

Why are his opponents not accused of being bored? Or does old just make you bored? And if you want to play the age card, this guy has more than enough money at his age is probably driven by something different than the follow opponents as you listed:

BrightSource Energy PPM Energy Horizon Wind Energy the American Wind Energy Association California Solar Energy Industries Association

I actually don't know shit about this subject, but I just thought tainting the image of this guy in your opening paragraph was kind of a cheap shot since you give no other "colorful" opinions to anyone else you reference in the story.

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By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:42:40 +0000

Half from renewable energy? Well, good luck with all of that.....

But I see almost half comes from Natural Gas now, which will be untenable in the long run.

It's about time that California got real and started building some more nuclear power plants, though that's probably not what they want to hear right now. Maybe when they have to pedal a generator to read their e-mail, they might start to come around....

Renewables can't replace baseline capacity without $$$$torage, which i$ expen$ive.

And dump the hydrogen highway already, fer crissakes...