Posted on 07/25/2008 12:19:14 PM PDT by bs9021
Energy Made In America
by: Audra Taylor, July 25, 2008
Representative John Boehner (R-Ohio) believes that the solutions to our nation’s energy crisis can be found right here at home.
The House Republican Leader addressed this and other energy issues before a group of reporters and bloggers during a meeting Tuesday. The event was hosted by Americans for Tax Reform and The American Spectator.
Boehner said that the use of “American-made energy” and further exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) will help to resolve the current state of affairs in the energy sector. He also described an energy-focused strategy toward potential GOP successes in the fall, a four-fold plan that also includes issues of national security, economic security, and healthcare.
Boehner recently returned from the American Energy Tour, an initiative he led to encourage reduced dependency upon foreign sources of energy.
“Today 70% of our energy needs are imported oil,” Boehner said. “I think this jeopardizes our national security and it certainly jeopardizes our economy.”
As part of the American Energy Tour, Boehner and a group of ten other House Republicans visited regions in Alaska where he says “wildlife and environmentally-safe energy production can coexist.” When asked about the impact of energy exploration in these Alaskan lands, Boehner noted the difference in the size of affected land used now as opposed to when drilling was initiated there....
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Honest question. I know there are several power plants that run on garbage. Why aren’t more of them being built? We produce a never ending supply of garbage and communities and states are continually fighting about what to do with it. Burn it for electricity.
It's your sovereign right!
VOTE FOR IT!
It is being done on a small scale. The problems is getting the methane out without introducing oxygen to the decomposition process.
A company is trying to build a biomass generator in Westfield, MA. BIOMASS! The ecofreaks are trying to block it because it might affect their air quality. The biggest problem is nearby Westfield State College and their liberal whack job students and faculty.
NIMBY rules!
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