Why are we so stupid?

While it seems obvious to me that Nuclear power is no longer necessary, was it ever a realistic option? It has been reported the nuclear regulatory body here in the USA is expecting some 30 applications for new generating facilities by the end of 2008. These come with huge tax breaks thanks to the piece of crap they called an energy bill a couple years ago. All I see is a bunch of pigs at the feeding trough trying to lock in deals worth billions before the obvious is part of the national conversation,

THAT WE DON'T NEED THAT MUCH CENTRALIZED POWER GENERATION WITH ALL THE CHANGES HERE NOW AND COMING IN THE ENERGY AND TRANSMISSION GRID LANDSCAPE.

If you care to voice your thoughts contact the Regulatory Commission NRC and your congressunit to tell them you don't want nuclear waste material around for 10,000 plus years when solar, battery and high efficiency technology are so on the brink.


In that same vein, more states are moving towards de-coupling their electricity generators. This allows utilities and providers much more lee-way in a good way. Read about it here. The final verdict isn't in on de-coupling but it seems if it's structured with rate payers and overall efficiency in mind, good things.

And...

The Big Apple will enjoy a brighter apple this new year's eve while consuming half the electricity of previous ones thanks to LED lighting technology. Something tells me New Yorkers will figure out a way to use it anyway, and I'm cool with that. New York has free pass on everything in my book. Keep it alive and kicking for the rest of us!

Imagine if every apt. and house in the country was lit by LEDs (12% more efficient than compact fluorescent bulbs, with better light and more color options), those high pressure fluorescents (with trace amounts of mercury gas in them) wouldn't be needed. A handful of retailers and manufacturers would loose their investments but hey they could make and sell the LEDs too. What a shame that pushing these new light bulbs is so well intentioned yet missing the mark.

PG&Es effort is nice but it seems like an attempt to push the lesser option of new options.

Here is a piece that talks about China jumping on the incadescent bulb ban, funny they make 70% of the light bubls everyone is about to replace. I wonder what their motivation is?
Speaking of China, they are about to commit the second most dispicable crime in their modern history, read about it here. This one makes me want to cry...

It seems that GE is cutting back on light bulb manufacturing, probably consolidating its operations in china, where power plants have no emission control and associated shipping emissions account for huge portions (2-5%) of our so called carbon load. Read about GE here.

Read here about California's attempt to regulate emissions from these china boats full of light bubls. Good luck...

Hmm, do we still need those new power plants...there's an awful lot of $$$ to made building those things, with plenty of tax breaks for the process, maybe we should give away more money on technology that doesn't really finish the job, yea that sounds smart.

And if you love the old spotted owl, go here by today, Friday, to request a new plan for helping the endangered raptor.

Now all this news seems forbodding, with $$ sloshing around the policy writers and makers, widening the gap between wealthy and not. I don't fret because the universe is so much bigger than us and we are waking up to that fact. The sun is our lover and Earth our bed. The fantastic potentials for humanity stewarding this paradise called Earth are just coming into view. All this bull shit, while important to follow and take control of, is just a smoke screen. A better cage if you will. See through it and take control of your fucking world, one thought at a time. We create our reality, so think positive and act accordingly, GOd bless and may the force be with you.