Are You feeling Suicidal Today? The Following Information May Not Help You!
Joseph Raglione
April 01, 2011
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, from what I have gleaned from the National Space Administration, the last Ten years have been the warmest ever recorded in Human history! It is logical to assume that within the next Ten years global warming will increase and from then on, it will be a downward spiral of devastating climate change! We should have stopped using fossil fuels twenty years ago and we should certainly not be considering finding and drilling for Oil or Coal or Shale Gas, today; especially not within environmentally sensitive Arctic Water, or within ecologically sensitive naturally forested areas like Brazil. The Amazon forest of Brazil is considered the lungs of the World and the forest is being depleted for both Timber and for Oil and Gas. Personally, I am not the suicidal type, are you? Does money and power mean more to you than your own health or the health of your families? Read what President Obama has to say and take action according to the dictates of your conscience.
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The Obama Administration´s Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future
Posted by Heather Zichal on March 30, 2011 at 04:20 PM EDT
"Today, my Administration is releasing a Blueprint for A Secure Energy Future that outlines the comprehensive national energy policy we´ve pursued since the day I took office. And here at Georgetown, I´d like to talk in broad strokes about how we will secure that future."
President Obama, March 30, 2011
Rising prices at the pump affect everybody – workers and farmers; truck drivers and restaurant owners. Businesses see it impact their bottom line. Families feel the pinch when they fill up their tank. For Americans already struggling to get by, it makes life that much harder. Demand for oil in countries like China and India is only growing, and the price of oil will continue to rise with it. That´s why we need to make ourselves more secure and control our energy future by harnessing all of the resources that we have available and embracing a diverse energy portfolio.
Every president since Richard Nixon has called for America´s independence from oil, but Washington gridlock has prevented action again and again. If we want to create a more secure energy future, and protect consumers at the pump, that has to change. When President Obama took office, America imported 11 million barrels of oil a day. Today, he pledged that by a little more than a decade from now, we will have cut that by one-third, and put forward a plan to secure America´s energy future by producing more oil at home and reducing our dependence on oil by leveraging cleaner, alternative fuels and greater efficiency.
We´ve already made progress toward this goal – last year, America produced more oil than we had in the last seven years. And we´re taking steps to encourage more offshore oil exploration and production – as long as it´s safe and responsible. And, because we know we can´t just drill our way out of our energy challenge, we´re reducing our dependence on oil by increasing our production of natural gas and biofuels, and increasing our fuel efficiency. Last year, we announced ground-breaking fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks that will save consumers thousands of dollars and conserve 1.8 billion barrels of oil.
And beyond our efforts to reduce our dependence on oil, we must focus on expanding cleaner sources of electricity, including renewables like wind and solar, as well as clean coal, natural gas, and nuclear power – keeping America on the cutting edge of clean energy technology so that we can build a 21st century clean energy economy and win the future.
To help us reach these goals, the Obama Administration is releasing a Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future (pdf) – which outlines the comprehensive national energy policy that this Administration has pursued since day one, and the which we will build upon to secure our energy future. The Blueprint is aimed to:
Develop and secure America´s energy supplies: We need to deploy American assets, innovation, and technology so that we can safely and responsibly develop more energy here at home and be a leader in the global energy economy. To get there, we need to:
Expand Safe and Responsible Domestic Oil and Gas Development and Production
Lead the World Toward Safer and More Secure Energy Supplies
Provide consumers with choices to reduce costs and save energy: Volatile gasoline prices reinforce the need for innovation that will make it easier and more affordable for consumers to buy more advanced and fuel-efficient vehicles, use alternative means of transportation, weatherize their homes and workplaces, and in doing so, save money and protect the environment. These measures help families´ pocketbooks, reduce our dependence on finite energy sources and help create good jobs here in the United States. So, we´re implementing policies that:
Reduce Consumers Costs at the Pump with More Efficient Cars and Trucks
Cut Energy Bills with More Efficient Homes and Buildings
Innovate our way to a clean energy future: Leading the world in clean energy is critical to strengthening the American economy and winning the future. We can get there by creating markets for innovative clean technologies that are ready to deploy, and by funding cutting-edge research to produce the next generation of technologies. And as new, better, and more efficient technologies hit the market, the Federal government needs to put words into action and lead by example. That´s why we need to:
Harness America´s Clean Energy Potential so that 80 percent of electricity will come from clean energy sources by 2035
Win the future through Clean Energy Research and Development
Lead by Example so that the Federal Government models best practices and clean energy technologies
Read the full Blueprint (pdf).
Heather Zichal is Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
A $50 gift today will get you listed as a "producer" plus this exclusively designed Shepard Fairey t-shirt with the Koch-topus logo
Dear Friend,
I'm writing to ask you to support an incredibly important film, one that will save lives and thwart what may be the most destructive pair of brothers in American history.
By now you have probably heard of the nefarious Koch Brothers. They are two super wealthy radical conservatives who are spreading their billions to crush working people, destroy the environment, undermine health care, demean immigrants, avoid responsibility for their own death and destruction, and the list goes on.
Already the Koch's have paid $30 million in fines for 300 oil spills, and invested $34 million to support groups who are trying to steal rights away from teachers, fireman, police, nurses -- our neighbors and friends.
We have to get the truth about the Koch's to millions more people and the best person to do this is Robert Greenwald. Greenwald and his team at Brave New Foundation. They have produced "Outfoxed," "Walmart," and " Iraq For Sale" -- all political film classics that have had a huge influence on the public debate -- and now they want to expose the Koch brothers. https://bnf.actionkit.com/donate/kb_donation_alternet
Please become a "producer" of the exposé film about the Koch brothers. Be part of history. Your support will help produce this eight-part video series, documentary film, and campaign while earning you what many are considering the coolest t-shirt of the year, featuring an exclusive Shepard Fairey design of the "Kochtopus" https://bnf.actionkit.com/donate/kb_donation_alternet
The movie needs to be made ASAP. So your help right now is incredibly important.
Yours in the fight against the radical right,
Don Hazen
Executive Editor, AlterNet
P.S. We have teamed up with Brave New Foundation in the past. I can assure you that they are very tough and creative. They make Hollywood-quality films with great story telling that millions of Americans will want to see and that make a difference.
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The Obama Administration´s Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future
Posted by Heather Zichal on March 30, 2011 at 04:20 PM EDT
"Today, my Administration is releasing a Blueprint for A Secure Energy Future that outlines the comprehensive national energy policy we´ve pursued since the day I took office. And here at Georgetown, I´d like to talk in broad strokes about how we will secure that future."
President Obama, March 30, 2011
Rising prices at the pump affect everybody – workers and farmers; truck drivers and restaurant owners. Businesses see it impact their bottom line. Families feel the pinch when they fill up their tank. For Americans already struggling to get by, it makes life that much harder. Demand for oil in countries like China and India is only growing, and the price of oil will continue to rise with it. That´s why we need to make ourselves more secure and control our energy future by harnessing all of the resources that we have available and embracing a diverse energy portfolio.
Every president since Richard Nixon has called for America´s independence from oil, but Washington gridlock has prevented action again and again. If we want to create a more secure energy future, and protect consumers at the pump, that has to change. When President Obama took office, America imported 11 million barrels of oil a day. Today, he pledged that by a little more than a decade from now, we will have cut that by one-third, and put forward a plan to secure America´s energy future by producing more oil at home and reducing our dependence on oil by leveraging cleaner, alternative fuels and greater efficiency.
We´ve already made progress toward this goal – last year, America produced more oil than we had in the last seven years. And we´re taking steps to encourage more offshore oil exploration and production – as long as it´s safe and responsible. And, because we know we can´t just drill our way out of our energy challenge, we´re reducing our dependence on oil by increasing our production of natural gas and biofuels, and increasing our fuel efficiency. Last year, we announced ground-breaking fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks that will save consumers thousands of dollars and conserve 1.8 billion barrels of oil.
And beyond our efforts to reduce our dependence on oil, we must focus on expanding cleaner sources of electricity, including renewables like wind and solar, as well as clean coal, natural gas, and nuclear power – keeping America on the cutting edge of clean energy technology so that we can build a 21st century clean energy economy and win the future.
To help us reach these goals, the Obama Administration is releasing a Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future (pdf) – which outlines the comprehensive national energy policy that this Administration has pursued since day one, and the which we will build upon to secure our energy future. The Blueprint is aimed to:
Develop and secure America´s energy supplies: We need to deploy American assets, innovation, and technology so that we can safely and responsibly develop more energy here at home and be a leader in the global energy economy. To get there, we need to:
Expand Safe and Responsible Domestic Oil and Gas Development and Production
Lead the World Toward Safer and More Secure Energy Supplies
Provide consumers with choices to reduce costs and save energy: Volatile gasoline prices reinforce the need for innovation that will make it easier and more affordable for consumers to buy more advanced and fuel-efficient vehicles, use alternative means of transportation, weatherize their homes and workplaces, and in doing so, save money and protect the environment. These measures help families´ pocketbooks, reduce our dependence on finite energy sources and help create good jobs here in the United States. So, we´re implementing policies that:
Reduce Consumers Costs at the Pump with More Efficient Cars and Trucks
Cut Energy Bills with More Efficient Homes and Buildings
Innovate our way to a clean energy future: Leading the world in clean energy is critical to strengthening the American economy and winning the future. We can get there by creating markets for innovative clean technologies that are ready to deploy, and by funding cutting-edge research to produce the next generation of technologies. And as new, better, and more efficient technologies hit the market, the Federal government needs to put words into action and lead by example. That´s why we need to:
Harness America´s Clean Energy Potential so that 80 percent of electricity will come from clean energy sources by 2035
Win the future through Clean Energy Research and Development
Lead by Example so that the Federal Government models best practices and clean energy technologies
Read the full Blueprint (pdf).
Heather Zichal is Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
A $50 gift today will get you listed as a "producer" plus this exclusively designed Shepard Fairey t-shirt with the Koch-topus logo
Dear Friend,
I'm writing to ask you to support an incredibly important film, one that will save lives and thwart what may be the most destructive pair of brothers in American history.
By now you have probably heard of the nefarious Koch Brothers. They are two super wealthy radical conservatives who are spreading their billions to crush working people, destroy the environment, undermine health care, demean immigrants, avoid responsibility for their own death and destruction, and the list goes on.
Already the Koch's have paid $30 million in fines for 300 oil spills, and invested $34 million to support groups who are trying to steal rights away from teachers, fireman, police, nurses -- our neighbors and friends.
We have to get the truth about the Koch's to millions more people and the best person to do this is Robert Greenwald. Greenwald and his team at Brave New Foundation. They have produced "Outfoxed," "Walmart," and " Iraq For Sale" -- all political film classics that have had a huge influence on the public debate -- and now they want to expose the Koch brothers. https://bnf.actionkit.com/donate/kb_donation_alternet
Please become a "producer" of the exposé film about the Koch brothers. Be part of history. Your support will help produce this eight-part video series, documentary film, and campaign while earning you what many are considering the coolest t-shirt of the year, featuring an exclusive Shepard Fairey design of the "Kochtopus" https://bnf.actionkit.com/donate/kb_donation_alternet
The movie needs to be made ASAP. So your help right now is incredibly important.
Yours in the fight against the radical right,
Don Hazen
Executive Editor, AlterNet
P.S. We have teamed up with Brave New Foundation in the past. I can assure you that they are very tough and creative. They make Hollywood-quality films with great story telling that millions of Americans will want to see and that make a difference.
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