Comments on: Turning back the clock on energy policy. Remember Jimmy Carter?

By: Tor a.k.a. "Solar Fred"

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:34:07 +0000

Sorry, we’re not investor geeks here. Just solar geeks. We give no investor advice. Except for investing in solar, naturally. But that’s a pretty good investment if you live in the right state with subsidies.

By: eric

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:51:28 +0000

im trying to invest could u give me some pointers.. i would appreciate it very much!

By: Jake

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:01:55 +0000

Good article! We will change our ways, we may be forced to, or, hopefully, Obama will get us on the right track, along with higher gas prices. Even $4 gas stirred up a frenzy about alternative energy. Imagine if that went higher, along with electric bills!

It’s easy to overlook a midget until he punches you in the nuts.

By: Ray

Mon, 26 May 2008 05:54:56 +0000

The Iran Hostage scandal paralyzed the Carter White House and the election of Reagan was a blow out – 44 to 6 states, popular vote by 10%. And with the 75% drop in oil prices, sadly the US went back to overall business as usual for energy usage.

By: Scot Rogers

Sat, 03 May 2008 23:53:55 +0000

Actually the energy crisis was not brought on by Carter. It was in the works prior. Our conspicuous consumption, coupled by the formation of Israel in 1948 galvanized the middle east against keeping the oil that we became addicted to flowing.

The next 2 administrations and their undeniable ties to oil and it’s production is what caused the following oil issues.

Sometimes you have to go back in time to go forward.

I really hope there is still time.

By: Ann E. Moutse

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:38:58 +0000

The Carter energy crisis was a result of OPEC producer country responses policy decisions from the previous administration.

By: Paul Johnson

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:52:13 +0000

“The Bush campaign supports a comprehensive energy reform bill which includes initiatives for energy conserving technologies as well as decreasing the foreign dependence on oil through increased domestic production and the use of non-fossil fuel based energy production methods.”

They are still pushing for increased domestic production (thats their main goal), and they have subsidized ethanol production. They have done exactly what they said they would.

Also this ignores all other alternative energy sources other than solar and wind energy and doesn’t account for possible increased growth of solar development in Germany.

Of course he could do a much better job actually looking for alternative energy.