Renewable Energy: Time to Go Forward
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The Consumer Price Index, the key measure of inflation, just went up to 4.2%. The US Department of Labor places the blame squarely on rising fuel costs.
Last Friday's Albuquerque Journal editorialized, "If Tecton strikes natural gas, the drilling needs to be done in compliance with strict standards on air quality, noise and visual pollution. There's a long way to go before alternative energy sources free us from reliance on fossil fuel. In the meantime, we simply don't have the luxury of arbitrarily blocking oil and gas."
Has anyone asked Westsiders how they feel about having drilling in their backyard? And just when would the Journal like to get started on developing alternative energy sources? When gas hits $9 a gallon, like it is in many parts of Europe?
It seems like America's reliance on oil has gotten us to where we are now - windfall profits by fossil fuel executives, exorbitant gas prices, runaway global warming, and climate crises like Katrina and the recent flooding in Iowa.
America needs renewable energy now. Starting new fossil fuel endeavors is a step backward, not forward.
Last Friday's Albuquerque Journal editorialized, "If Tecton strikes natural gas, the drilling needs to be done in compliance with strict standards on air quality, noise and visual pollution. There's a long way to go before alternative energy sources free us from reliance on fossil fuel. In the meantime, we simply don't have the luxury of arbitrarily blocking oil and gas."
Has anyone asked Westsiders how they feel about having drilling in their backyard? And just when would the Journal like to get started on developing alternative energy sources? When gas hits $9 a gallon, like it is in many parts of Europe?
It seems like America's reliance on oil has gotten us to where we are now - windfall profits by fossil fuel executives, exorbitant gas prices, runaway global warming, and climate crises like Katrina and the recent flooding in Iowa.
America needs renewable energy now. Starting new fossil fuel endeavors is a step backward, not forward.
