Comments on: $4.00 per Gallon Gasoline and Climate Change Both Call for the Same http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/400-per-gallon-gasoline-and-climate-change-both-call-for-the-same/ My Journal of Thoughts Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:13:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Roger Vanderlely http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/400-per-gallon-gasoline-and-climate-change-both-call-for-the-same/#comment-1042 Roger Vanderlely Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:17:43 +0000 http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/?p=344#comment-1042 The problems faced by the US in its transition from a fossil fuel base to renewable energy are similar to the ones faced here in Australia. We live in large houses spread far apart, public transport is woeful, and a third of our economy relies directly or indirectly on the motor car industry. Add to that the fact that the solar rebate program here has been recently scrapped and the new left wing government is pursuing further fossil fuel use through <a href="http://www.green-planet-solar-energy.com/clean-coal.html" rel="nofollow">clean coal</a> and it is easy to lose hope. I fail to see why something such as renewable energy use can be so obvious to common citizens as a solution to our energy needs, while the people who "lead" our countries seem to be barely aware it exists. The problems faced by the US in its transition from a fossil fuel base to renewable energy are similar to the ones faced here in Australia. We live in large houses spread far apart, public transport is woeful, and a third of our economy relies directly or indirectly on the motor car industry.

Add to that the fact that the solar rebate program here has been recently scrapped and the new left wing government is pursuing further fossil fuel use through clean coal and it is easy to lose hope.

I fail to see why something such as renewable energy use can be so obvious to common citizens as a solution to our energy needs, while the people who “lead” our countries seem to be barely aware it exists.

]]> By: fred http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/400-per-gallon-gasoline-and-climate-change-both-call-for-the-same/#comment-1038 fred Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:36:36 +0000 http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/?p=344#comment-1038 <a href="http://www.eredux.com/states/" rel="nofollow">Check out this Interactive US Energy Footprint Chart</a>, an interactive United States Energy Consumption Footprint chart, illustrating Greenest States and more. This site has all sorts of stats on individual State energy consumptions, demographics and State energy offices. http://www.eredux.com/states/ Check out this Interactive US Energy Footprint Chart, an interactive United States Energy Consumption Footprint chart, illustrating Greenest States and more. This site has all sorts of stats on individual State energy consumptions, demographics and State energy offices.

http://www.eredux.com/states/

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