Sustainable Energy Policies Debated By State Governments

Energy use has become THE hot issue. As the price for gas and home heating oil climb into the atmosphere, masses of people are praying for relief. Does the govt provide that relief?

In his current State of the Union address, President Bush announced that the U. S. is”addicted to oil.” heaps of people thought that signaled a new push by the Bush administration to address the difficulties of how we are going to keep the lights on and the vehicles rolling in the 21st century. Sadly , those hopes mostly fizzled after the speech when no new initiative or programs were essentially put into action.

Many state judiciary, impatient with the government’s slow to non-existent reply to our “addiction” to grease, have started to take things into their own hands.

State legislators, many from supposed Democratic “blue” states, have started passing rules for power plant and vehicle emissions. They are also needing some energy to be made by replaceable systems like wind and solar. Energy potency wants for household gadgets are also being debated.

So far, the government has been pleased to let the state legislatures pick up the slack on green issues. “I don’t see something wrong with the states being involved,” commented Senator Pete Domenici ( R-N.M. ), who is at present head honcho of the Fed Energy and resources Committee.

While some argue that state regulations will not have an impact nationally on greenhouse gas emissions, others say that if the requirements are enacted in enough states there will be a significant impact. And is looks like states ARE having an impact, even if global warming hasn’t come to a screeching halt. Several manufacturers have adopted new nationwide regulations to avoid having to customize products for each state.

“If we will not get the government to act, then we need to do something in any way we can,” expounded Gina McCarthy, the commissioner of the Office of Environmental Protection in Connecticut.

Let’s just hope all this reduces down to better costs for patrons.

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