Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: lurqer who wrote (26620)	8/28/2003 4:34:02 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) of 89467

Energy: A Shrinking Supply of Information ________________________ LETTERS TO THE LOS ANGELES TIMES August 28, 2003 Re "Probe of Energy Task Force Ends," Aug. 26: It is an outrage that Vice President Dick Cheney has successfully stonewalled the General Accounting Office by refusing it information on the energy task force he headed. And where does The Times put this information? On Page A17. It should be on the front page. In fact, Cheney's underhanded, willful manipulation of the energy crisis is the root cause of California's present financial disaster. We should have a special prosecutor to force Cheney to comply. Why are the media not pursuing this story? Where are the Democrats? Are we going to stand idly by while our country goes down the tubes? Metche F. Franke Laguna Woods * The Bush-Cheney administration has only one tune on its jukebox: Hand over the natural resources of the U.S. to the oil companies that put them in office (Aug. 21). Pesky little problems like a California electorate that prefers not to stand ankle-deep in oil spills on its beaches can be solved by shutting down the state's right to have any say. Wow, that's some audacious statesmanship, Mr. Bush — environmental policy by sledgehammer. Gloria J. Richards Simi Valley * The Carter administration over 25 years ago called for energy independence. It's time to face the facts that oil reserves worldwide are depleting quickly. The U.S. probably has 20 years left, and the Middle East 35 to 40 years. In reality we can discount oil from the Middle East as a stable source of energy. The one guarantee we have is that oil prices will continue to climb based simply on supply and demand. Disposable income for normal goods and services will drop with every increase in oil prices. Unemployment will skyrocket along with our national debt. The answer is a quick transition to renewable energy resources. An energy transition to renewable solar-hydrogen resources would resolve the problem. It would also resolve the problem of greenhouse gases, acid rain, etc. The transition would rival the automobile industry when production was in full swing. There is very little time left to act. Patrick L. Paulsen Arroyo Grande latimes.com

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next