Poll: What do you think of the alternative energy propositions?
November 3rd, 2008, 6:15 pm · 5 Comments · posted by Pat Brennan, science, environment editor
Californians will vote tomorrow on two environment-related propositions.
Prop. 10 on the California ballot is a $5 billion bond issue meant to encourage the use of alternative fuels by helping consumers buy alternative fuel cars and paying for research and development of solar power and other alternative fuel sources. But some opponents say it benefits the natural gas industry more than it does all Californians.
Prop. 7 would require all utilities, even those that are government run, to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2010, 40 percent by 2020 and 50 percent by 2025. Critics say the plan was poorly written, and would exclude small-scale renewable power generators.
Should California pass Prop. 10?
Should California pass Prop. 10?
Related coverage:
- Prop. 10: Allocates $5 billion for alternative fuels
- Prop. 10: Criticisms range from profits to regulatory limits
- Prop. 10: Supporters say measure moves the state toward broader use of alternative fuels
- Prop. 7 also encourages alternative energy uses
- All election coverage
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It would be nicer to clean up the ports but our governor vetoed that no-tax plan. The port pollution is, contributes to heart and lung diseases and new research indicates it affects the blood and damages the brain as well. My mother had 110% lung capacity, but only 70% oxygen in her blood, apparently because the exchange of CO2 and O was blocked by something too small for her doctors to define. Our defense is to convert to clean energy wherever possible.
A nice side effect of clean energy is that we become independent of foreign oil. In Europe, many cities have solar on every roof, because it works. We have more sunshine than Germany (a heavy solar user), and it works well. Wind would have worked, before the ports, but particle pollution slows winds and thus cuts wind energy machines effectiveness….probably lack of our summer breezes has contributed to the local heat load too.
Yeah…let’s put our state further into debt with more and more bond issuances. Is there anyone out there who still thinks that crushing debt is a good thing?
No corporate welfare.
No on 7 & 10
Prop 7 for Solar and Clean Energy sounds great to me. I’m also very suspicious of those exhausting ads against Prop 7 by Edison and PG&E. They’ve spent over $30 million dollars against it–money they could have spent on advancing renewable energy. What are they afraid of? They put money first and air quality last–it’s time for them to step up and do the right thing–let California shine on this one by calling for renewable energy sources. Other states will surely follow.
This past year the exorbitant cost of fuel has seriously damaged our economy.After filling up the family vehicles and paying more for every consumer product whose cost of production and shipping was passed on to us there was little left over to save, invest or spend. So, we tighten our belts , cut out some extras, buy only the bare min. That sadly in turn results in more job losses. OPEC has us over a barrel literally.WE reduce our use they in turn just cut production by 1.5 million barrels a day and vow to cut more if they don’t get the price results they want.Our country needs to invest in reducing our dependence on foreign oil. The 168 Billion they paid out in the last stimulus pkg that did nothing at all for our economy would have gone a long way toward getting us started on the road to energy impendence. I highly recommend Jeff Wilson’s new book The Manhattan Project of 2009. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in seeing America become more energy independent.