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Friday, October 07, 2005

Good for Earth, Good for Economy 

# posted by Damon @ 10/07/2005 04:04:00 PM

I wanted to post some links so I needed a new post.

First a nifty Saab 9-5 that can run on gasoline or E85 - 85% ethanol. When burning ethanol, it gets the same mileage but 24% more power so it's fun too.

I also want to point out that electricity from wind and biomass is competively priced with fossil fuel power right now and could soon be cheaper as natural gas prices continue to climb. Once again distributed power production requires many owners and workers all over the country to invest, build, and maintain the structures. Biomass gets rid of waste or can be grown, again providing jobs, and both technologies emit no net CO2. I haven't found a concise chart on the web to link to, but feel free to search, I know you will not find any that show renewable power to be too expensive (except solar PV, that is too expensive.)

My parents pay a few extra bucks a month at their house in CT, really I mean about $4 I think it usually is, to buy 100% renewable power from new wind, biomass, and hydro. Whoa those four dollars going to state and regional businesses instead of international fuel companies is really crippling my parents' budget and destroying the American economy.

While you don't believe in global warming despite melting ice, Bush says reducing emissions will hurt the economy, and that's the word of god. That doesn't need proof? The Union of Concerned Scientists, says that even with the Bush Administrations' own numbers, getting 20% of our power from renewables by 2020 would save consumers money.

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Saddly, the Saab you mention is not yet available for sale in the US. We in Minnesota (E85 capital of North America) would love to try it out. If it works well here. it will work well everywhere.

See www.CleanAirChoice.org for more on E85 in Minnesota.

By  Unknown, at Friday, October 07, 2005 7:40:00 PM  

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