Solar Subsidies [RE-wrenches]

[matthew tritt]

Todd,

Have you seen the new Michael Moore movie, Bowling for Columbine? If not,
you must! It should be required watching for everyone here in GunLand.
Everything we've been touching on is pretty well covered
(except energy usage) in this incredible film; from the politics of force to
social injustice and ethnic paranoia. Relating to Tom's piece, 65 murders in
Canada last year (yes ALL of Canada!), over 11,000
in the good old Land of the Free. Tell me we're on the right path.

Now if we could just get the Canadians to stop cutting down all their trees
and flooding the homeland of indigenous peoples to sell power to the U.S.!
Can't have everything I guess.

Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta Energy Services" <toddcory at finestplanet.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: Solar Subsidies [RE-wrenches]


> I couldn't agree more. If the playing field was leveled and subsidies on
> carbon fuels were eliminated (and maybe even taxes imposed on such!) the
"no
> brainer" of using RE would BE the predominant paradigm and we would all be
> way busier than we ever wanted to be.
>
> The problem seems to be that too many "elected" leaders make too much
money
> off things the way they are. All we can hope for is some kind of awakening
> before this path of collective suicide is completed.
>
> Todd
>
>
>
> "Ken Hulet, Engineering Services Co." wrote:
>
> > I don't think adding ANY subsidies to solar is beneficial. I really
> > fear the influx of "get rich quick"operations setting the industry
> > back. No certification or licensing will prevent that.
> >
> > I think we need a level playing field. That is, EXPOSE and REMOVE
> > subsidies to the current petroleum and grid electric systems.
> >
> > Ken
>
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