Comments on: The Subsidy Tease — Part II http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:18:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jim Prall http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/#comment-8680 Jim Prall Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:03:19 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/#comment-8680 A great organization that tracks the voting record of our congresscritters on environment and climate issues is the League of Conservation Voters at http://www.lcv.org They post a "Dirty Dozen" list of the most anti-environmental members, an they raise funds to campaign against them. A bill to extend the PTC for wind power--a vital component of one of the real, workable solutions--would certainly figure in their scorecard, and will presumably split on green/brown voting lines. Similarly for a new separate bill for an RPS to support solar PV, micro-hydro, biomass, and other honest sustainable energy sources. I've been reading up on the solar PV industry, and it's pretty clear that we can expect some serious gains in price-performance in the next one to two years. Meanwhile, to change the congress we desperately need voters across the land to bump up climate change to a high priority on their "issue list" and to send that message to the candidates. The last issue list I saw on the news had the economy, Iraq, and other topics, with no spot in the top five for anything about the environment. A great organization that tracks the voting record of our congresscritters on environment and climate issues is the League of Conservation Voters at http://www.lcv.org
They post a “Dirty Dozen” list of the most anti-environmental members, an they raise funds to campaign against them.
A bill to extend the PTC for wind power–a vital component of one of the real, workable solutions–would certainly figure in their scorecard, and will presumably split on green/brown voting lines. Similarly for a new separate bill for an RPS to support solar PV, micro-hydro, biomass, and other honest sustainable energy sources.
I’ve been reading up on the solar PV industry, and it’s pretty clear that we can expect some serious gains in price-performance in the next one to two years.
Meanwhile, to change the congress we desperately need voters across the land to bump up climate change to a high priority on their “issue list” and to send that message to the candidates. The last issue list I saw on the news had the economy, Iraq, and other topics, with no spot in the top five for anything about the environment.

]]> By: Paul K http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/#comment-8664 Paul K Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:31:03 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/#comment-8664 I also think it would be useful to have an itemized list of the subsidies provided to oil companies and to alternatives as well. I also think it would be useful to have an itemized list of the subsidies provided to oil companies and to alternatives as well.

]]> By: Paul K http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/#comment-8663 Paul K Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:26:08 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/#comment-8663 The election is in November, long past when the PTC will lapse. Am I right to infer that PTC is now attached to the senate version of the stimulus package which is "in conference"? If so, political action must be directed at the House of Representatives, especially those members serving on the conference committee. The election is in November, long past when the PTC will lapse. Am I right to infer that PTC is now attached to the senate version of the stimulus package which is “in conference”? If so, political action must be directed at the House of Representatives, especially those members serving on the conference committee.

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/#comment-8660 David B. Benson Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:56:17 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/02/14/the-subsidy-tease-part-ii/#comment-8660 Bill B. wrote <i>... let it be crystal clear which Members favor business as usual over the nation’s economic and environmental health.</i> Yes. We all need to help get the word out in our state (senatorial elections) and in our district (as all representatives are up for election). Bill B. wrote … let it be crystal clear which Members favor business as usual over the nation’s economic and environmental health.

Yes. We all need to help get the word out in our state (senatorial elections) and in our district (as all representatives are up for election).

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