14 Sep
What do Bush and the House Republicans have against Alternative Energy?
House shifts billion toward renewable energy!
Republicans called it a "no-energy bill" because it lacks new drilling incentives, and they derided the new emphasis on renewables as "green pork." The White House threatened to veto the bill on concerns that it could boost energy prices.
Didn’t Bush say that the USA is addicted to oil and needs to find alternate energy sources? Or was he just refering to ethanol?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070805/pl_n…
(sorry if this is a repeat, I posted it in the wrong category)
Posted by nebtet on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
well, Bush admits that America is addicted to fossil fuels but a pusher doesn’t want the addict cured of the addiction.
Posted by Job1000 on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
they OWN oil companies dufus
Posted by G-Man on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
Well, what can you do if you are in the hands of big oil companies and your friends are Saudi oil tycoons?
Posted by zaorox99 on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
yeah bush and his friends all own oil companies. Come on! He’s from texas!
Posted by redphish_1 on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
I’m guessing it’s because the oil companies own the present occupiers of the White House.
Posted by coragryph on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
Most of them have strong ties to the oil industry — which of course would be opposed to non-fossil-fuel alternatives.
Posted by Lynn G on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
Your second sentence answers your posting very clearly.
Posted by thehermanator2003 on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
These are all Big Oil people, they aren’t interested in changing the status quo, and will continue to blame high prices on the Arabs, and OPEC. They have had record profits for years, and continue to get tax breaks for Not producing oil from certain wells.
Posted by bullwinkle on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
Politicians do not want solutions that put no money into the pockets of their contributors. That means they love ethanol, and hate solar and wind.
Posted by godisdead on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
bush likes OIL, how could we possible get any energy from the sun or wind. We’ll never get any greener with the likes of bush in office.
Posted by trf6x6 on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
I don’t think he has anything against alternative energy. I like my oil. Give me more oil. We have plenty of oil here in our own country that we can go drill for. There happens to be one little obstacle in the way. These are the same idiots that wants to punish capitalism. The oil companies are in bussiness to make a profit just like any other business. Go to hell you socialist bastards.
Posted by dogsrspcl on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
It would have been passed if it included new drilling options.
The environmentalists don’t want drilling in certain areas under any circumstance, even if it means higher oil prices.
Posted by Madd Texan on 14.09.09 at 12:16 am
Before you all condemn the bill, or condemn the President for a threatened veto, it would be wise to look at the bill and see just what kind, if any, earmarks for unrelated things are hidden in the bill. I was watching cspan last night for a little bit, and saw a republican congressman from Arizona trying to get some explanations as to why there were so many large earmarks in the defense spending bill that didn’t have anything to do with defense. He was going after dems and repubs alike and was getting no good answers.