Proposal for Ohio Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development to be released…
25 Sep 2007
There will be a press conference today at 2:00 p.m. at the University of Toledo, Clean and Alternative Energy Incubator to release more information about the proposal written about in this morning’s Blade, Mayor calls for energy research center here. The Mayor has submitted this letter to the Governor and from there we’ll have to see what happens next. Coincidentally, there is another story about alternative energy in this morning’s Blade as well, Solar power can fuel Ohio turnaround, officials say.
All that and the price of Milk!
This, is in addition to Carty and other NW Ohio politicians’ clamor to build biofuel plants in the area.
Biofuel – putting FOOD into the gas tank. An inefficient alternative that costs more to produce, provides less power and vehicle economy, and effects the cost of every food stuff – especially dairy – in a negative way.
Sure it may seem like I am saving a few cents at the biofuel pump, and feel all warm and fuzzy and greeen for doing my part to save the planet. But what good is that if I pay dollars more for milk, cheese, beef, yogurt, and CORN.
Additionally farmers are already subsidized by YOUR MONEY, biofuel has to be subsidized with YOUR MONEY to be profitable (Erie Street Market economics 101), and thus the cost savings and environmental improvement is zero in the end. Actually less than zero.
The A-Hole.
One parting question – IF food does become a legitimate energy source and the evil BIG ENERGY COMPANIES have a valid economic interest in it, who will loose the battle over FOOD, the energy companies OR the poor, hungry, and downtrodden of the nation and planet?
September 25th, 2007 at 5:16 pmI can’t sing the praises of ethanol and other bio-fuels, but I do support more research into solar power, geothermal power, hydro-power, hydrogen cars and wind power and other alternative energy sources that don’t involve food products. Even nuclear power could be important if more research was done on how to deal with the waste.
September 25th, 2007 at 6:02 pm