Comments on: Green Jobs: Robbing Peter to Subsidize Paul

By: Speedy

Speedy — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:18:51 +0000

Except that oil imports cost America a lot of money. Most of the money you pay at the gas station goes to another country adding to the trade deficit.

Many believe that cheap oil will not continue forever and therefore other types of energy should be invested in now so to replace oil of the future.

Also much of this money goes to unstable regions – would we really need to be in Iraq if oil supply was not an issue? What about the cost of that to the American tax payer.

http://www.iags.org/costofoil.html

Other countries and continents already invest a great deal more than the USA in energy research (for example China and Europe). This could lead to other countries dominating the future energy sector. With world patents and corporations (and therefore jobs) being held in those countries rather than in the USA.

Market forces have a time and a place but they do not solve all problems.

By: Speedy

Speedy — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:18:00 +0000

Except that oil imports cost America a lot of money. Most of the money you pay at the gas station goes to another country adding to the trade deficit.

Many believe that cheap oil will not continue forever and therefore other types of energy should be invested in now so to replace oil of the future.

Also much of this money goes to unstable regions – would we really need to be in Iraq if oil supply was not an issue? What about the cost of that to the American tax payer.

http://www.iags.org/costofoil.html

Market forces have a time and a place but they do not solve all problems.

By: Speedy

Speedy — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:18:00 +0000

Except that oil imports cost America a lot of money. Most of the money you pay at the gas station goes to another country adding to the trade deficit.

Many believe that cheap oil will not continue forever and therefore other types of energy should be invested in now so to replace oil of the future.

Also much of this money goes to unstable regions – would we really need to be in Iraq if oil supply was not an issue? What about the cost of that to the American tax payer.

http://www.iags.org/costofoil.html

Market forces have a time and a place but they do not solve all problems.

By: billy johnson

billy johnson — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:05:04 +0000

After more than 22 years consecutively in the construction field I find myself unemployed and unable to find a job. The building environment is going through a Green House/Energy Efficiency Revolution. I have become solar and thermal certified, am an Energy Star Builder, studying to take the L.E.E.D.’s test that is more about studying for a foreign language than it is about construction techniques.
I am looking nationwide for a position…do you have any leads or suggestions.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Billy Johnson

By: Granite

Granite — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:08:45 +0000

Very interesting post you wrote. Glad I have stumbled upon it. Cheers!

By: Al

Al — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:49:50 +0000

Re electric plug-in automobiles: They will be great if one has a usable garage to plug in the charging device. What about the millions of vehicles for which there are no handy dandy facilities for charging, like apartment dwellers who are even fortunate enough to have a place to park nearby and many of these people have nowhere else to park but at a curbside. Do we expect landlords to provide convenient plug-ins for all the tenants or the public electric services to provide hitching posts everywhere. Think about it. There appears to be a continuing absolute necessity for gasoline or hydrogen or natural gas powered vehicle OR we could all start hiking or riding a horse.