http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/30/plus-ca-change-plus-c%e2%80%99est-la-meme-chose-part-deux/ The World Affairs Blog Network Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:43:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/30/plus-ca-change-plus-c%e2%80%99est-la-meme-chose-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Bill Hewitt Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:26:33 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/30/plus-ca-change-plus-c%e2%80%99est-la-meme-chose-part-deux/#comment-1741 A not-invalid observation, Kevin. Thanks. I think, though, the rationale here is that the pump needs to be primed and the tax credits are a valid way to do that. Renewables, after all, are competing with zillions of dollars, historically, in subsidies in various and sundry forms to oil, gas, coal and nuclear. A not-invalid observation, Kevin. Thanks. I think, though, the rationale here is that the pump needs to be primed and the tax credits are a valid way to do that. Renewables, after all, are competing with zillions of dollars, historically, in subsidies in various and sundry forms to oil, gas, coal and nuclear.

]]> http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/30/plus-ca-change-plus-c%e2%80%99est-la-meme-chose-part-deux/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Kevin Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:12:39 +0000 http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/07/30/plus-ca-change-plus-c%e2%80%99est-la-meme-chose-part-deux/#comment-1736 The last action the federal government took to subsidize a 'green' energy went very very badly. The subsidizing of the ethanol program burned up huge quantities of our food leading to higher food costs, more hunger around the globe and no energy benefit. Congress made a choice there and they chose a loser (1 gallon of ethanol requires more than 1 gallon of fossil fuels to produce). I think we should be happy that the federal government is being kept out of the energy business as much as possible. Individuals and businesses are much more capable of choosing the best ways to provide themselves with power. The last action the federal government took to subsidize a ‘green’ energy went very very badly. The subsidizing of the ethanol program burned up huge quantities of our food leading to higher food costs, more hunger around the globe and no energy benefit. Congress made a choice there and they chose a loser (1 gallon of ethanol requires more than 1 gallon of fossil fuels to produce). I think we should be happy that the federal government is being kept out of the energy business as much as possible. Individuals and businesses are much more capable of choosing the best ways to provide themselves with power.

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