Comments on: Big Business to the Rescue http://themoderatevoice.com/10369/big-business-to-the-rescue/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Kim Ritter http://themoderatevoice.com/10369/big-business-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-45188 Kim Ritter Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:49:31 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/business/big-business-to-the-rescue/#comment-45188 I just realized that I should have also given credit to the business leaders who are promoting the effort in conjunction with moderate Democrats. Sorry for the omission. I just realized that I should have also given credit to the business leaders who are promoting the effort in conjunction with moderate Democrats. Sorry for the omission.

]]> By: Kim Ritter http://themoderatevoice.com/10369/big-business-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-45187 Kim Ritter Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:45:41 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/business/big-business-to-the-rescue/#comment-45187 I think the credit belongs to whoever is able to make it work. If the Dems are pragmatic enough to be able to work with market forces, good for them. The GOP had 12 years to do something and did not. I will give credit to Governor Swartzenegger- now he is a Republican who deserves credit for taking a leadership role on this issue. I think the credit belongs to whoever is able to make it work. If the Dems are pragmatic enough to be able to work with market forces, good for them. The GOP had 12 years to do something and did not. I will give credit to Governor Swartzenegger- now he is a Republican who deserves credit for taking a leadership role on this issue.

]]> By: Paul Silver http://themoderatevoice.com/10369/big-business-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-45163 Paul Silver Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:29:59 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/business/big-business-to-the-rescue/#comment-45163 I agree that some Republican's also deserve credit for promoting market solutions for containing pollution. Unfortunately they were not able to persuade most of their GOP colleagues to enact that kind of legislation for the global warming components. The Dems will be. It seems reasonable to me that nuclear power is one of the many legs to our national energy policy. I hope that it is not one that we promote to the detriment of less polluting and risky methods. But many of the next generation solutions have downsides. Crops for energy require water, Wind might disrupt migratory patterns and make odd noises. Even Hydroelectic can disrupt ecosystems. I am most turned on to roofing materials made from photovoltaic materials. Like the internet, a diversified energy system is less susceptible to sabotage and failure. I agree that some Republican’s also deserve credit for promoting market solutions for containing pollution. Unfortunately they were not able to persuade most of their GOP colleagues to enact that kind of legislation for the global warming components. The Dems will be.

It seems reasonable to me that nuclear power is one of the many legs to our national energy policy. I hope that it is not one that we promote to the detriment of less polluting and risky methods. But many of the next generation solutions have downsides. Crops for energy require water, Wind might disrupt migratory patterns and make odd noises. Even Hydroelectic can disrupt ecosystems.

I am most turned on to roofing materials made from photovoltaic materials. Like the internet, a diversified energy system is less susceptible to sabotage and failure.

]]> By: superdestroyer http://themoderatevoice.com/10369/big-business-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-45160 superdestroyer Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:16:14 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/business/big-business-to-the-rescue/#comment-45160 Several of the companies listed either sell nuclear power plants or want to construct new nuclear power plants. If they can convince the government to crack down on coal fired plants it forces the government into either approving their applications for new plants or creates new customers for their newly designed nuclear plants. I wonder how the greens will respond when they realize that cracking down on carbon creates a "Nuclear Renaissance." Several of the companies listed either sell nuclear power plants or want to construct new nuclear power plants. If they can convince the government to crack down on coal fired plants it forces the government into either approving their applications for new plants or creates new customers for their newly designed nuclear plants.

I wonder how the greens will respond when they realize that cracking down on carbon creates a “Nuclear Renaissance.”

]]> By: PatHMV http://themoderatevoice.com/10369/big-business-to-the-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-45155 PatHMV Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:43:41 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/business/big-business-to-the-rescue/#comment-45155 You're giving credit to moderate Democrats? What, now that letting the market bring about reactions to global warming has been proposed by politicians with a magical "D" behind their name it's a good idea? Republicans have been urging reliance on markets for a long, long time. If there's credit to be doled out for partisans of any stripe, I think Republicans are entitled to some share of it. You’re giving credit to moderate Democrats? What, now that letting the market bring about reactions to global warming has been proposed by politicians with a magical “D” behind their name it’s a good idea? Republicans have been urging reliance on markets for a long, long time. If there’s credit to be doled out for partisans of any stripe, I think Republicans are entitled to some share of it.

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