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Guest
12-05-2011, 10:28 AM
Read the following article:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/shale-gas-opens-door-to-us-lng-exports-2011-12-05

And then ask where are the programs to develop replacement uses for the natural gas here in the USA.
Why do the big companies get rich or richer? Because the will exploit the direction in which they can attain growth in revenues and profits. Hence they are the ONLY benefactor to the energy rich resources of the USA. And of course the countries that buy from them.

For a lot less money than Obama and the current congress drop on the way to the bank there could be, SHOULD BE, initiatives here in the USA to use our abundant natural resources to become energy independent.

Instead we remain status quo on energy development programs here at home. As a result we remain tied to the oil producing countries with an appetite for oil that is growing annually. For a resource that is in a distant land and finite.

Here is a golden opportunity for Obama to take steps to lead this nation away from oil dependence using our own natural resources that would in turn create hundreds and thousands of new jobs in the process. Such a program would serve notice to the rest of the world of our intentions. And the announcement itself would inspire a different attitude on the foreign suppliers.

What will have happened on this front during Obama's 4 years in office? Absolutely nothing. As a matter of fact just the opposite. The only actions he has taken have been to stifle energy independence initiatives.

He can only be more concerned what those actions would do to the countries that supply oil to us now, than he is about the needs of his country.

He says he needs four more years to get the job done. And maybe someone less biased on his lack of performance can explain just what "JOB" is it that he needs to get done?

btk

Guest
12-05-2011, 01:10 PM
I'm glad you raised this point. I have always wondered why all the homes in the Villages do not have solar panels on the roofs of all homes. Why wouldn't the Morse family have this requirement? How much of a savings would solar energy use give us? I know there used to be a gov't subsidy for solar panels or did the oil industry grease enough palms in congress to get rid of it?
One final thought....we have never had an energy policy in the USA that I know of,so now it's all placed on Obamas watch,give me a break.

Guest
12-05-2011, 07:15 PM
...And maybe someone less biased on his lack of performance can explain just what "JOB" is it that he needs to get done?/btk

The JOB that he needs to get done is more of something he needs to FINISH...Like FINISH off the USA. He needs 4 more years, because we put up more of a fight than was expected. Guess we aren't as dumbed down as we are supposed to be, but I'm not so sure about a generation from now.

Guest
12-05-2011, 08:35 PM
wow

Guest
12-06-2011, 12:55 AM
...I have always wondered why all the homes in the Villages do not have solar panels on the roofs of all homes. Why wouldn't the Morse family have this requirement? How much of a savings would solar energy use give us?...There are probably two answers to that question. First, the Morse's are in the business of selling houses. The problem with them specifying solar panels on each and every Villages residence is that it might add $20-30,000 to the selling price. Based on thre average price of homes and villas here, that would jack up the price by as much as 20-25%. The law of supply and demand does work, and for sure a 25% increase in selling prices, particularly when compared to other housing options nearby or in other parts of Florida, would reduce demand for houses here in The Villages fairly significantly.

The second reason is that the current technology of solar panels isn't all that effective. I have a friend in South Florida who is committed to the "green movement" and completely covered the roof of his house with solar panels. When I asked how they were working he laughed and said, "...well, the pay off on them looks like it'll be about fifty years. And that's even with a substantial government subsidy that I took advantage of in installing them"