Good Energy Policy Begins With Asking Good Questions

The Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, The 2030 Challenge, The Apollo Alliance, The Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement...there are so many programs with great sounding names underway. But the only thing more damaging than great sounding programs that don’t really address our problems is the widespread belief that we are actually dealing with our problems, when we aren’t. It’s getting pretty late in the game to claim that we still don’t understand the energy game. Let’s ditch the whole conversation about “renewables” and “carbon” and start talking about local, independent businesses providing energy from fuels that we harvest locally. That, more than any great sounding program, will get us where we need to go.The full commentary is posted here. News Stories this week:Crude Oil Prices Fall on Global Economic SlowdownAl Gore’s Energy Plan Includes Building Nuclear PowerSanta Fe to Increase Use of Coal and Nuclear Power