In today's edition of the New York Times, the wide gap between what's being done with fossil fuels as an energy source and what's being done with renewable, clean alternatives was on full display. An entire special section was dedicated to energy with the major, lengthy article of that section being devoted to the oil and gas industries. That article details the new technologies emerging that are allowing these companies to extract even more oil and gas from supplies previously unavailable. The article is huge, and it details the redoubling of efforts of the fossil fuel companies to find new sources and continue the supply, despite the evidence that we have or are very near to reaching peak oil production.
In the main section of the Times, a smallish article appeared, several pages in at the bottom of the page, that described how solar and wind power technologies are under threat of losing tax credits because of the Republican and fossil fuel agendas. Just as these clean and sustainable energy sources are really starting to take off, they face losing fair ground in the competitive market for cheap energy. While the oil, gas, and coal companies are nowhere near to losing their government subsidies and tax breaks, these clean energy businesses may lose the same thing. Don't you think that sounds just a bit fishy?
The fossil fuel barons know only too well that very soon, clean and renewable energy sources will cost the same as their energy package, and that it will grow to become even cheaper. They know that customers will flock to these clean energy sources as they become more affordable. That means lost revenue and business for them. I believe they will stop at nothing, including lobbying both Republicans and Democrats to toss tax credits under the bus for these climate-friendly companies. I sound another rallying cry to those who do not want to see this threatened market inequality go forward. Call, write, or sit in front of your federal representative's office until they get the picture that favoring one energy source over another is bad governing.
One last remark. The New York Times today showed how the mainstream media gives way too much coverage to those who oppose climate change policies. Earlier this month, the Times covered the loss of forests globally to climate change. Now they are devoting not only a huge article, but the majority of a special section to the "renaissance" of the fossil fuel energy machine. Putting it out there at such a large scale only emboldens those who not only disbelieve the facts concerning global warming, but fight any attempt to change human practices which has caused this phenomenon. The media needs to stop seeing this as a debate that is still up for grabs. We need to come up with solutions, not try and figure out if global warming is really happening. I expect better from the Times.
In the main section of the Times, a smallish article appeared, several pages in at the bottom of the page, that described how solar and wind power technologies are under threat of losing tax credits because of the Republican and fossil fuel agendas. Just as these clean and sustainable energy sources are really starting to take off, they face losing fair ground in the competitive market for cheap energy. While the oil, gas, and coal companies are nowhere near to losing their government subsidies and tax breaks, these clean energy businesses may lose the same thing. Don't you think that sounds just a bit fishy?
The fossil fuel barons know only too well that very soon, clean and renewable energy sources will cost the same as their energy package, and that it will grow to become even cheaper. They know that customers will flock to these clean energy sources as they become more affordable. That means lost revenue and business for them. I believe they will stop at nothing, including lobbying both Republicans and Democrats to toss tax credits under the bus for these climate-friendly companies. I sound another rallying cry to those who do not want to see this threatened market inequality go forward. Call, write, or sit in front of your federal representative's office until they get the picture that favoring one energy source over another is bad governing.
One last remark. The New York Times today showed how the mainstream media gives way too much coverage to those who oppose climate change policies. Earlier this month, the Times covered the loss of forests globally to climate change. Now they are devoting not only a huge article, but the majority of a special section to the "renaissance" of the fossil fuel energy machine. Putting it out there at such a large scale only emboldens those who not only disbelieve the facts concerning global warming, but fight any attempt to change human practices which has caused this phenomenon. The media needs to stop seeing this as a debate that is still up for grabs. We need to come up with solutions, not try and figure out if global warming is really happening. I expect better from the Times.
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