Comments on: The president said ’sexy’ http://blogs.e-rockford.com/gogreen/2009/07/03/the-president-said-sexy/ Rockford Woman editor Jennie Pollock knows that we’re not going to transform our lifestyles overnight, but she looks for ways big and mostly small to protect our planet. Read about her experiences (she’s tried giving up plastic and meat, for example) and share your possible solutions here. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:25:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Mr. Funfsinn http://blogs.e-rockford.com/gogreen/2009/07/03/the-president-said-sexy/#comment-396 Mr. Funfsinn Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:22:02 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/gogreen/2009/07/03/the-president-said-sexy/#comment-396 http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wp-content/uploads/schleede-wind-energy-test-obama.pdf Author: Glenn Schleede, Energy Advisor to Gerald Ford President-elect Obama has said that he would promote “wind farms” as one way to create more jobs. This idea is consistent with popular wisdom about wind energy and, therefore, sounded good while Mr. Obama was in the Senate and during his presidential campaign. The problem for Mr. Obama now is that this popular wisdom is wrong. Contrary to reports issued by various wind energy advocates, “wind farms” provide few energy, environmental, or economic benefits and create very few jobs – far fewer than could be achieved if the money was used for other investments. Also, wind energy has adverse impacts that advocates like to ignore. … http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wp-content/uploads/schleede-wind-energy-test-obama.pdf

Author: Glenn Schleede, Energy Advisor to Gerald Ford

President-elect Obama has said that he would promote “wind farms” as one way to create more
jobs. This idea is consistent with popular wisdom about wind energy and, therefore, sounded
good while Mr. Obama was in the Senate and during his presidential campaign.

The problem for Mr. Obama now is that this popular wisdom is wrong. Contrary to reports
issued by various wind energy advocates, “wind farms” provide few energy, environmental, or
economic benefits and create very few jobs – far fewer than could be achieved if the money was
used for other investments. Also, wind energy has adverse impacts that advocates like to ignore. …

]]> By: Bob Trojan http://blogs.e-rockford.com/gogreen/2009/07/03/the-president-said-sexy/#comment-392 Bob Trojan Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:53:09 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/gogreen/2009/07/03/the-president-said-sexy/#comment-392 here's another quote from the CBO 2007 study: "A CO2 cap would worsen the negative effects" of "existing taxes that dampen economic activity…. The higher prices caused by the cap would lower real (inflation-adjusted) wages and real returns on capital, indirectly raising marginal tax rates on those sources of income." here’s another quote from the CBO 2007 study:

“A CO2 cap would worsen the negative effects” of “existing taxes that dampen economic activity…. The higher prices caused by the cap would lower real (inflation-adjusted) wages and real returns on capital, indirectly raising marginal tax rates on those sources of income.”

]]> By: Bob Trojan http://blogs.e-rockford.com/gogreen/2009/07/03/the-president-said-sexy/#comment-391 Bob Trojan Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:51:43 +0000 http://blogs.e-rockford.com/gogreen/2009/07/03/the-president-said-sexy/#comment-391 We must be looking at the date diffefently. Here's what I found: "According to a 2007 study conducted by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), reducing CO2 emissions by a mere 15 percent would cost the average household nearly 3 percent of its income. A family making $50,000 per year would be forced to pay an extra $1,400 every year for the same goods and services it purchases today". We must be looking at the date diffefently. Here’s what I found:

“According to a 2007 study conducted by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), reducing CO2 emissions by a mere 15 percent would cost the average household nearly 3 percent of its income. A family making $50,000 per year would be forced to pay an extra $1,400 every year for the same goods and services it purchases today”.

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