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BA-ROOM, BA-ROOM, (CLUNK) -- hear the demagoguery machines as they rev up in Washington, D.C.
If the wizards who run the machines produced half as much energy with their policies as they do with their lungs, America would be in terrific shape for energy.
Politico's Mike Allen telegraphs the president's intentions (after two days on the Gulf Coast and an Oval Office address) for the tussle over using the oil spill to leverage energy policy. According to Allen, Democratic National Committee pollster Joel Benenson, who also strategizes for the administration, titles the Democratic vision "Making BP Pay Isn't Enough." That is, we can't...
Energy Demagogues
Most people pay around $250 a month for electrical energy. For the same amount of energy from the solar plant WITHOUT GOVERNMENT AID, you would be paying about $15,300 a month.
Wind plants basically NEVER pay for themselves. They don't last that long. T.Pickens Boone, who invested in them, planned to have the government provide the infrastructure to his windmills - and they didn't. He's trying to sell most of the windmills he has on order at just about any price.
Hydro, oil and gas, nuclear, and coal are the best sources of energy. But the "greens" want to ban the coal and cut back on oil and gas. Hydro...