Congress has taken its first step toward an energy revolution in the U.S., with the prospect of profound change for every household, business, industry and farm in the decades ahead.It was late Friday when the House passed legislation that would, for the first time, require limits on pollution blamed for global warming — mainly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. Now the Senate has the chance to change the way Americans produce and use energy.
What would the country look like a decade from now if the House-passed bill — or, more likely, a watered-down version — were to become the law of the land?
"It will open the door to a clean energy economy and a better future for America," President Obama said Saturday.
Let me ask this question. Historically, how much money has been spent worldwide, both private and public, on new cleaner energy alternatives?
I would guess in excess of $100 billion.
How close are we to having solar panels on top of our roofs? About the same distance as 1980.
Let's get a few things straight about this investment in alternative fuels. Just because you spend money on it doesn't mean it will result in results.
If Warren Buffett spend his entire fortune on a time machine, it doesn't mean that one will be built. Nor does it mean that we need to spend billions more in order to assure its success.
The same will be true of all these dollars wasted in the search for new energy and it doesn't matter what The Messiah says....
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