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A bold new energy plan
RedState.com ^ | January 18, 2009 | Josh Painter

Posted on 01/18/2009 8:10:34 PM PST by gscc

Sarah Palin is receiving praise from some unusual quarters lately. Some environmental groups are saying positive things about the conservative governor’s announcement of her statewide energy plan, which proposes that 50 percent of Alaska’s power be produced from renewable resources by 2025. Pat Lavin of the National Wildlife Federation described the governor’s announcement as a defining moment in Alaska’s history. Alaska Conservation Alliance director Kate Troll characterized Gov. Palin’s energy proposal as a very forward-thinking energy plan.

(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: energy; nwf; oil; palin

1 posted on 01/18/2009 8:10:34 PM PST by gscc
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To: gscc
My renewable energy plan?

Breeder reactors.

2 posted on 01/18/2009 8:12:46 PM PST by magellan (u)
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To: gscc

Last paragraph:

“Sarah Palin is determined to make Alaska the nation’s energy leader and show the other 49 states how it is done. If her energy plan is a success - and first impressions are that it will be - she will become an even more formidable force, not only in her state of Alaska, but on the big stage of national politics as well.”


3 posted on 01/18/2009 8:15:49 PM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified DeCartes))
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To: magellan
Breeder reactors.

We need to start with four in California.

4 posted on 01/18/2009 8:16:20 PM PST by org.whodat (Conservatives don't vote for Bailouts for Super-Rich Bankers! Republicans do!)
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To: magellan

if I’m not mistaken Alaska is a great candidate for geothermal.


5 posted on 01/18/2009 8:18:05 PM PST by mrmargaritaville
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To: gscc

“a very forward-thinking energy plan.”

What is it about environmentalists that makes them think they can predict the future? What if all Palin’s recommended investments fail miserably? What if the measures we take to curb global warming cost more than doing nothing? In short, how do they know?


6 posted on 01/18/2009 8:26:23 PM PST by Tublecane
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Later ping


7 posted on 01/18/2009 8:26:54 PM PST by GQuagmire
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To: mrmargaritaville

Alaska is a good candidate for hydro electric.


8 posted on 01/18/2009 8:28:17 PM PST by Nathan Zachary
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To: gscc
Love love love this great lady. Will work my guts out and empty my pockets for her.

-ccm

9 posted on 01/18/2009 8:29:54 PM PST by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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To: Nathan Zachary

Very much so - we could be carbon free and hydro only (for the railbelt + Juneau) if not for the greenie nay-sayers.


10 posted on 01/18/2009 8:56:58 PM PST by ASOC (This space could be employed, if I could only get a bailout...)
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To: gscc

She’s walking into a trap.


11 posted on 01/18/2009 9:07:00 PM PST by dr_who
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To: mrmargaritaville
if I’m not mistaken Alaska is a great candidate for geothermal.

So it says in the article.

I'm hoping Sarah can spearhead a movement of governor's to take steps to solidify individual States Rights as provided for by the Constitution.

Texas has it written into their constitution that they can, at any time they so decide, secede from the U.S. And Oklahoma recently passed a resolution for their sovereignty -

""WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows: 'The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.';

and WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment .....

etc, ending with

"THAT the State of Oklahoma hereby claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States.

THAT this serve as Notice and Demand to the federal government, as our agent, to cease and desist, effective immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers.

link: http://ohiorepublic.blogspot.com/2008/06/oklahoma-legislature-asserts-state.html

This is what needs to be done in every state - or at least enough so's we'd have a 'safe haven' to go to, if need be.

Sarah could get enough governors on board to spearhead this as a countrywide movement. It could, just possibly, be the only way the zero's 4th Reich will be stopped. By relegating the powers of DC back to the Constitutional Rights - protect us from foreign enemies and a few other things that we can't take care of ourselves.

WE need to get State's Rights reestablish NOW...Together we stand, or we fall apart;

12 posted on 01/18/2009 10:17:29 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
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To: gscc

If an energy plan is proposed that is reasonable and achieves the goal of us weening ourselves off Middle-East oil, I am all for it.

The problem I have had with the enviro gestapo, the global warming nuts, and the energy fruitcakes, is that their premises and plans could best be described as a mental disorder that would gain someone a long stay in a looney bin, if their psychosis was related to any other topic.

When reason rules the day on energy policy, I support it.


13 posted on 01/18/2009 10:40:46 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I see that Kenya's favorite son has a new weekly Saturday morning radio show.)
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To: maine-iac7

Thank you! How refreshing! This is what resonated the most w/ me w/ her - can we please get back to small govt. and more local/state govt. control?? :)


14 posted on 01/18/2009 10:59:24 PM PST by Lilpug15 (Obama: "They Need More Arabic Translators in Afghanistan...")
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To: maine-iac7

there’s a couple of chances of that happening-slim and none. I am a big believer in the Xth Amendment, but like so much of the Constituion-the American people are ignorant of what it says, and Washington doesn’t care what it says.


15 posted on 01/19/2009 4:47:21 AM PST by mrmargaritaville
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To: gscc

Walking the walk, (unlike the gang taking over tomorrow.)

I wish her and the state of ALaska success with this plan.


16 posted on 01/19/2009 4:55:19 AM PST by SueRae
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