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Energy Issues and Election Time

Posted At : July 14, 2008 10:52 AM | Posted By : Alok Misra
Related Categories: Demand Management, Gas, General, HR, Coal, Asset Management

Obama, McCain Offer Very Different Energy Plans - John McCain and Barack Obama are offering voters very different views of America's energy future.

All this debate on Energy issues espedcially in those countries that have a democratic system , are going to be real deciding issues ,of the election outcome besides theforeign policies/ inflation/ unemployment etc.

Energy issue has become the top most issue now in national economiies and will ruin several growth scenarios if not tackled quickly.

In India Inflaion rate of 12 % has created a scenario where the return on bank deposits has become negative.

The govt is likley to call for early election and most of all the deal with USA on nuclear is not likley to come thru .

Theproduction of crude or gas can not go up immediately and the only plausibile mesure would be to curtail the activities of speculators thru a network of nations who should establish a consensouson such issues.

The US can act as a technology power house for exploration with other nations around the world and do it fast. There is no time to lose! .

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Syntax, spelling and punctuation aside, this thread is dead on; if the United States does not take the initiative on alternative energy development, it will be become a second world country within decades, and China will gain control of the world...with China having no concern for imploding the environment at the expense of the rest of the globe.

# Posted By William Norquay | 7/14/08 1:39 PM | Report This Comment as Foul/Inappropriate

The process is broken... and I am not a skeptic, but what needs to happen is that politician(s) are going to have deal with the fact that what needs to be done, isn't going to necessarily make the entire country. That will have to be part of the territory when it comes to decision making in regard to our country's energy policies. I hate to sound like a naysayer, but time is short and there is at least a little writing on the wall. I was visiting with an old friend the other day over lunch, he is from the Middle East and it was astonishing to hear the feedback of an outsider, who I would categorize is brutally capitalistic and pretty damn smart... the cornerstone of his argument is that we've (US) basically come to point wherein this version of our democracy is not conducive to quick, timely or the best decision making anymore. He said this is especially true when it comes to the need for our energy policy to evolve and is even moreso antagonized by a weak dollar and/or recession. Texas retailers are selling at 19 and 21 cents a kWh; thus intensifying credit needs only to make less gross margin from regulatory and political pressure.

I guess what I'm saying is... I'd like to see T. Boone in charge of our energy policy moving forward (smile).

# Posted By Alex Rodriguez | 7/14/08 11:01 PM | Report This Comment as Foul/Inappropriate

I guess I have faith in Americans. If we can stop looking to the Government to solve the problems, and allow our ingenuity, creativity and entrepenurial spirit to arise again, we can solve our own problem. By looking to the Government, we encourage the continuing whining and blame-placing rather than solutions. We need small wind and small solar that are affordable and provide homeowners with paybacks of 1-3 years rather than the 10-15 currently common. By freeing the home from central power, we free energy as Mr. Picken's suggests, for alternative fueled vehicles.

# Posted By Timothy Dibble | 7/15/08 9:09 AM | Report This Comment as Foul/Inappropriate

Regarding the "entrepreneurial spirit" to "rise again", there certainly is a great opportunity for innovation... in terms of demand side management technologies and overall approaches as well as for onsite generation technologies and approaches.

# Posted By Alex Rodriguez | 7/16/08 10:57 AM | Report This Comment as Foul/Inappropriate

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