Lisa asks…
Are you surprised to learn that the main reason for this worldwide recession is oil?
Thats what was told on the NBC Nightly News tonight.
Decreased oil production and a 75% increase in gas prices was named as the first main reason and the mortgage crisis was the second reason.
So is the Peak Oil theory starting to make more sense now?
Which candidate has the best plan for alternative energy?
The Expert answers:
Not even remotely. We are being held hostage to oil wealth. The oil barrons are actively preventing other technologies from arising, out of concern it will displace them.
We will have to get into a smarter future over their dead bodies… And probably the dead bodies of a lot of innocent bystanders.
Thomas asks…
Repubs, why is Obama’s idea to invest stimulus funds in renewable energy a bad thing?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_economy
Sounds like a better idea than giving the banks the money (like we did with the 1st half). All they did was hold onto the money and keep it within their OWN circle not into the economy.
Obama’s idea is inline with job creation and alternative energy sources.
So, Obama haters, why is this such a bad idea again?
Thoughts?
The Expert answers:
Don’t expect real, rational reasons, because these guys believe that anything, absolutely anything that Obama suggests must be attacked.
Next they’ll claim the Earth is flat, just because Obama says it’s round.
Helen asks…
How much will it really cost consumers to use more “alternative” “green” “renawable” energy?
I live in Maine, and the govment is squabbling over whether to make renewable energy a larger part of the states portfolio of energy sources. Our “governor” Lepage and his cronies want to protect us against higher costs, the other side insist that it will save us money. Neither side will come out and give numbers supporting the arguement, I havent even seen any fake off the wall numbers in the so called newspapers like the bangor daily news.
I want to know two things, one is how much will this actually cost or save me, and two why dont they report on these things and tell me. If they mandate 10% more wind and it will cost the average consumer 5 bucks a month for the first year, and then save 2 dollars a month for the rest of time, then why dont they tell me that. Or why doesnt lepage come and say that it will cost everyone in maine 100 dollars a kilowatt hour forever. Why dont the papers actually follow up on things like these?
ps. Id also like to know if there is a better category to put this into
ha, ive seen wind turbines out west, and eyesore isnt my opinion of them, the cell phone towers they have on every hill top in maine on the other hand…..
bb., saying things like that is what Im talking about, for one thing the “back up” arguement is only if there is bad planning and a serious problem with lack of capacity, and you still dont give any actual numbers about expense. We stop subsidizing gas prices to the tune of 5-10 bucks a gallon, it would be expensive too.
The Expert answers:
You need to think long-term when it comes to renewable energy. It’s not just about you and other people alive today. Short-term costs are a distraction. Energy and money are two different things, the former being physical and the latter being a man-made construct to compensate for time and labor. People often abstract everything down to money and forget what’s really making life possible.
Look up “Peak Oil” and EROEI to see why fossil fuels can’t be banked on indefinitely. U.S. Oil production peaked in 1970 at 10 mbpd (about half our current consumption rate). That peak included offshore drilling, Alaska, and shale oil. There is no magic savior and alternatives are badly needed.
Having stated that, I’m aware of plans to expand eyesore wind turbines all over Maine’s scenic ridges, which doesn’t seem very “green” in the larger scheme of things. The human population is too large for simple answers to energy questions. Rural areas in Maine and elsewhere seem slated for sacrifice to distant energy needs.
Chris asks…
Does this present administration have on it’s agenda a definite plan for the “Alternate Energy Programs”?
I have followed the daily news reports and ask if we Americans can see the day when we will not have a reliance for consumption of foreign crude oil by implementing a substantial amount of alternative energies.
Presently I am paying for number 2 home oil and unleaded gasoline#$3.60 a gallon. At this rate, I will be broke by the fifth of September. We know a friend who shines for us each and every day, OUR SUN. We can tap into this buddy.
Respectfully Yours,
Panayiotis Kourkoumelis, Sr.
The Expert answers:
No .. They just talking bout doin so however they really have not put forth the foot to do so. They wanna give us the citizens incentives to find new energy sources.$$$$$$$ Im in same boat as you and im wondering when will people try to fix it. Especially after Obama(SOTUA) talks bout cutting the gov’t spending i ask what and how will they find diff energy sources..i feel they r blowing smoke up our assesz so we feel they r doing sum thing bout the problem.. IM for the sun and u hit it on the nose. Good question!
John asks…
drill, kill, or walk?
i knew when this war started it would end up about our oil! so are we gonna walk and change our whole way of life! are we gonna drill our own, or will we just keep fighting, and begging for oil? news flash alternative energy is a long way down the road! will you be the first to put your car on ice? and walk?
The Expert answers:
Hell no!
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