Question by : Why didn’t Obama send more money to Solyndra to save it from bankruptcy?
I think Solyndra is an excellent model for government investment in green technology. I think it’s Bush’s fault that it went bankrupt because he didn’t give them a loan. It’s too bad the Republicans blocked Obama’s attempts for more funding so that Solyndra would still be in business today. We could’ve sent $ 1 billion instead of $ 535 million and there would be millions of green jobs created. I know what I’m talking about because I watch MSNBC.
Question by I want to plow your wife: What is one alternative energy technology that you would like to see become more widespread?
I know we have a lot of alternative energy skeptics in here, but the reality is that point-source energy production using a wide array of energy technologies will be the way of the future. Large scale wind and solar operations are technological nightmares and cost-wise gigantic monstrosities, but wide-spread adoption of small scale usage by individual homeowners has gigantic potential. Also, methane re-uptake technologies for commercial farming operations and water treatment facilities are also likely to become significant contributors to our future energy basket.
What is one alternative energy technology that you would take a serious interest in if it were more cost effective. Also, if you invested in some kind of alternative energy technology, how long of a payback period (recouping of costs through savings on utility bills) do you consider to be reasonable? For the sake of this question let’s assume the unit you purchase will have a 30 year useful lifespan and your total return on investment would be 30/x, where x is your payback period, suggesting an average payback period of six years would imply a 500% total return on investment.
The way forward lies in green investment. No, I’m not talking about dollars, though that too will follow inevitably. I’m talking about greening your small business. And the many successful entrepreneurs who have managed to build sustainable businesses without sacrificing ethics or the environment.
The Obama government has set apart billions of dollars to encourage green business ideas and initiatives. Various finance sources such as tax credits, loans and grants are available to fund green buildings and energy efficient ventures at national, state and local levels. Homeowners, businesses, non-profit organizations and government organizations can take advantage of these opportunities to convert their green ideas into action.
While we watch BP spill oil into the Gulf of Mexico and we are being lured into the bookies with free bets perhaps now is a good time to discuss ethical investing.
Ethical, or socially responsible, investments refer to investments where the environmental, social, and ethical principles of the investors influence their investment decisions. Therefore an investor chooses based on the investment´s return and environmental impact, something which is becoming increasingly important nowadays. An ethical fund is a way of pooling the money of hundreds of investors into a single fund. This is then invested in different companies that have been screened based on typical investment criteria and their social responsibility. This has become quite popular and there are now almost 100 UK-based ethical funds and it has become a global phenomenon. Most of the big fund managers offer ethical based investment funds.
In September 2008, the UK committed itself to cutting carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2020. In that committal, the British government dedicated its attentions to onshore and offshore wind power in an effort to harness the renewable energy abundantly available; thus reducing our dependency on fossil fuels.
According to the British Wind Energy Association, in order to meet those targets, Britain will have to invest heavily in wind energy with the construction of 12,500 new wind turbines. In theory, clean renewable energy should make electricity prices cheaper, as the bonus of wind energy is that it comes from an infinite source, and therefore will help to stabilise price fluctuations as gas and electricity stocks move on the traded markets.
College affordability is a problem, with tuition, room & board averaging above $31,000 a year. Reason to boost government aid, as the incoming Speaker says she will? Nope: That “solution” will only make things worse. Here’s why:
Colleges charge outrageous prices knowing that Washington always deflects cost. Consider that qualified students are eligible to receive $4,050 in Pell Grants per year and up to $23,000 per undergrad degree in Stafford Loans (the two main sources of federal student aid). That means there is at least $16,200 in Pell Grants and $23,000 in federal loans currently set aside to offset costs. That’s a whole lot of green college administrators can play with—$39,200 to be exact—when calculating the sticker price. What incentives do schools have to be price-friendly and economically resourceful when the opposite behavior will multiply its piggybank? The government’s “helping hand” gives colleges a perverse market incentive to inflate costs.
Lower taxes for middle class families by: extending the middle class tax cuts including child tax credit and marriage penalty relief, offering new tax cuts for healthcare, college and retirement, and expanding the EITC and the child care tax credit.
Harness the power of innovation to create high wage jobs of the 21st Century. Investments in alternative energy can create new jobs for the 21st century; expanded access to broadband will bring opportunities to underserved and disadvantaged communities; the manufacturing base can be re-energized through creative partnerships; and increased government support for research will stimulate the development of new technologies and life-saving medicines. Hillary will restore integrity to science policy, reversing Bush administration policies that are holding our nation back.
Empower our workers and ensure that all Americans contribute their fair share. Hillary will ensure that unions, which have played an important role in forming and sustaining the middle class, are strong. She will also ensure that trade policies work for average Americans. Trade policy must raise our standard of living, and they must have strong protections for workers and the environment.
Restore the basic bargain. Hillary will restore the basic bargain that if Americans work hard and take responsibility, government will do its part to make sure they have the tools to get ahead.
Return to fiscal responsibility. After six and a half year of President Bush’s fiscal irresponsibility, Hillary wants America to regain control of its destiny. She will move back toward a balanced budget and surpluses. Hillary believes that we should develop a set of budget rules similar to those we had in the 90s which required us to fund new expenditures with new revenues or cuts in other areas.
Keep the rhetoric going it is really making people think twice about Obama!
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DALY CITY, Calif. — One of the biggest sources of political donations to Hillary Rodham Clinton is a tiny, lime-green bungalow that lies under the flight path from San Francisco International Airport.
It isn’t obvious how the Paw family is able to afford such political largess. Records show they own a gift shop and live in a 1,280-square-foot house that they recently refinanced for $270,000. William Paw, the 64-year-old head of the household, is a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service who earns about $49,000 a year, according to a union representative. Alice Paw, also 64, is a homemaker. The couple’s grown children have jobs ranging from account manager at a software company to “attendance liaison” at a local public high school. One is listed on campaign records as an executive at a mutual fund.
The Paws’ political donations closely track donations made by Norman Hsu, a wealthy New York businessman
now what ARE the chances that mr. hsu is ILLEGALLY funneling money to the Paws who in turn are funneling to hitlery? My oh my. What if this was a republicant? Oh the media circus that would ensue!!!!!!!
Six members of the Paw family, each listing the house at 41 Shelbourne Ave. as their residence, have donated a combined $45,000 to the Democratic senator from New York since 2005, for her presidential campaign, her Senate re-election last year and her political action committee. In all, the six Paws have donated a total of $200,000 to Democratic candidates since 2005, election records show.
patriot: dear braindead: of course it doen’t rank with tom delay because the media REPORTED DELAY NON STOP FOR MONTHS! NO MENTION OF CLINTON! GET IT HYPOCRITE MORON?!!
