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Energy Secretary Chu Says U.S. Must Decrease Energy Use
Dow Jones via Rig Zone ^ | 2/24/10 | Nour Malas

Posted on 02/24/2010 10:27:05 AM PST by thackney

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To: updatedscreenname
Now the US is going to experience downgraded lifestyle expectations.

Objectively speaking, that's the real goal of this administration. A much poorer, less powerful, less comfortable, less happy, less secure America.

they will have higher taxes to repay the debt

Hard to tax people who aren't employed.

21 posted on 02/24/2010 10:35:54 AM PST by Campion ("President Barack Obama" is an anagram for "An Arab-backed imposter")
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To: thackney

I’d better lay in a good supply of candles.


22 posted on 02/24/2010 10:36:05 AM PST by Salvey
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Less energy, less wealth, less prosperity, less freedom


23 posted on 02/24/2010 10:36:36 AM PST by GeronL (Political Philosophy: I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
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To: Chi-townChief
Any idea what this clown thinks he’s trying to say?

Yeah, just repeating the 'Spread the Wealth' commie mantra... Somehow they think impoverishing our nation will make other nations wealthier.

(A) If that were so, that isn't a good thing - our elected officials should promote the well-being of the Nation they were elected to serve,

And

(B) It isn't so. Reaganomics showed that the best way to increase everyone's prosperity is to allow everyone's prosperity to increase... Hammering down one segment (i.e., 'the wealthy' ... otherwise defined as: 'anyone who makes more than you do') just increases the misery across the board...

These commies don't get it; and they are a menace to our Nation.

24 posted on 02/24/2010 10:36:42 AM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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Ah yes. Growth through shrinkage.

These people truly are morons.
25 posted on 02/24/2010 10:36:54 AM PST by Antoninus (Vote Mitt Romney in 2012 -- We need an even bigger fraud in DC than Obama.)
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He wants us all poorer.

Same guy who proposed painting all roofs black to stop global warming.


26 posted on 02/24/2010 10:37:12 AM PST by GeronL (Political Philosophy: I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
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"There is no law of physics that says prosperity is proportional to carbon emissions," Chu said.

Well no, there isn't. There's a pretty clear economic correlation, however, and prosperity is based on economic considerations, not compliance with the laws of physics. There's also no law of physics that says we can't build hundreds of nuclear reactors to take care of our nation's energy needs far into the future with minimal carbon emission - why exactly do we need to curb our energy usage?
27 posted on 02/24/2010 10:37:35 AM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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Chu serves as an example that you can win a Nobel Prize(in a very esoteric area) and still be dumb as a box of rocks. Anyone who knew Linus Pauling could have told you that.
28 posted on 02/24/2010 10:38:24 AM PST by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough!)
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To: thackney; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...

The list, ping


29 posted on 02/24/2010 10:40:11 AM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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“This is Ning. You can help him reach his full potential by riding your bicycle to work, or you can turn the page.”


30 posted on 02/24/2010 10:42:02 AM PST by Funee Kat
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All nations must get rid of their cars, airplanes, trains, and other forms of transportation and roads, all forms of energy generation, tear down all the buildings and only live in grass huts. That’s the green way!

You must reduce your standard of living until you end up as a Turd World Nation. It’s all a part of making all nations ‘equal.’


31 posted on 02/24/2010 10:42:22 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine
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We’ll use “less energy” to give the 3rd world the headroom to grow?

I believe I’ll go take a nap now. Wouldn’t want to use up energy *working* or *creating wealth* or anything like that


32 posted on 02/24/2010 10:42:48 AM PST by silverleaf (We don't want everyone in Washington to get along, We want them to get out of the way)
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excellent


33 posted on 02/24/2010 10:43:06 AM PST by silverleaf (We don't want everyone in Washington to get along, We want them to get out of the way)
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Africa actually has the highest CO2 emissions in the world. Why isn’t he telling the Africans to shut it down?


34 posted on 02/24/2010 10:43:27 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine
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"There is no law of physics that says prosperity is proportional to carbon emissions," Chu said.

Dumb statement. There is also no law of physics that says democrats may hold high government positions.

35 posted on 02/24/2010 10:43:56 AM PST by ColdWater ("The theory of evolution really has no bearing on what I'm trying to accomplish with FR anyway. ")
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To: truthguy

Pfft. Experimental physics. He was a monkey at a typewriter.

I’d like to see him propose shutting down the superconducting supercollider to save energy. See how his physics buddies react to that.


36 posted on 02/24/2010 10:44:40 AM PST by AmishDude
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To: thackney

Did not know that energy was a zero sum game...


37 posted on 02/24/2010 10:44:49 AM PST by Deagle
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"We believe we have to decrease our use of energy to allow headroom for the developing nations to grow their economies," Chu said in a speech in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.

This whole administration is anti-American commies.

Let's replace them all with slightly less anti-American RINO commie-Lites.

38 posted on 02/24/2010 10:45:22 AM PST by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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"There is no law of physics that says prosperity is proportional to carbon emissions," Chu said.

There is a law of economics that states just that however.
39 posted on 02/24/2010 10:46:18 AM PST by Kozak (USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Reqiescat in Pace)
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40 posted on 02/24/2010 10:48:22 AM PST by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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