Alternative and Renewable Resources
With fuel consumption at approximately 500 billion gallons a day in the United States, we are in a national crisis. It is only logical that we accelerate the development of alternative and renewable resources within our borders. Idaho can benefit from the development and operation of alternative fuel programs (wind farms, bio-refineries, and bio-farming.) by providing living-wage jobs in these and related industries.
This places Idaho in a lead position to move our country away from the dependence on foreign countries and build self reliance. Idaho can help lead the nation in solving our current energy crisis while creating jobs for Idahoans resulting in strong economic growth. We can either do something about this now, or we can bury our heads in the sand like congress has done with every other important issue our nation is facing.
Ernie Prigge Says:
May 9th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Alternative energy does not automatically mean we burn our food/feed grains which allows us to continue to drive our dinasours while the food basket of the world goes to empty. Every economic level has to step up, too. That means Teddy Kennedy will have to steer his boat around wind generators in his bay too! The environmentalists will have to be silent long enough for the windmills to be built in the bird flyways where the wind is blowing. That includes California! Renewable resources also include nuclear, witness what the French have had to do without the oil reserves the USA has been blessed with.