Invest in Alternative Fuels

Professor Peabody · 08-02-2008, 07:45 AM

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DEMOCRATIC PROMISE #20: Invest in Alternative Fuels

Promise: “Besides encouraging the biofuel market and infrastructure, it also aims to encourage coal-to-liquids as an alternative fuel through the U.S. military’s purchasing power. The majority leader said the bill is complementary to the rural working group’s biofuels act and has the support of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell, D-Mich.”

– “US Rep Hoyer: $15B Energy Bill Outlines House Democrats’ Plans,” Dow Jones, March 1, 2007

House Democrats' Top 100 Broken Promises: Making America Energy Independent

As long as were talking about bio-fuels, why did the Democrats kill this bill in committee?

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H.R.2428

Biofuels Research Initiative Act of 2007

To enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs through improved coordination and collaboration between the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and land-grant colleges and universities, and for other purposes.

5/22/2007--Introduced.

Biofuels Research Initiative Act of 2007 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish grants to the lead land grant university for each regional consortium. Prescribes the use of such grants. Requires each regional university consortium to provide competitive grants to Agricultural and Land Grant colleges and universities in the region of the consortium. Directs the Secretary to establish a Bio Energy Consortium led by five universities meeting specified criteria, which shall be responsible to identify talents and expertise that contribute to advancing biomass for energy.

All House Acrions:

* Jun 26, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
* May 22, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
* Introduced on May 22, 2007.

OpenCongress - H.R.2428 Biofuels Research Initiative Act of 2007

A month and four days, that's all that bill had to live. Steny said they would be "encouraging the biofuel market and infrastructure". Guess not. In 2006 the Democrats promised energy independence, does anyone think this is the way to get there? Letting important bill like this die in committee? The bills I've been posting with the Democrat promises were introduced while they were busy launching 300 investigations in the first 100 days. They were trying to get shorty, while important bills like this paramount to our country and their campaign promises slowly starved to death for attention. They argue while Rome burns around them. Partisan politics at its worst.

Ausinus · 08-02-2008, 07:47 AM

Nooooo dont endorse biodiesel!!! >.<

Professor Peabody · 08-02-2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ausinus

Nooooo dont endorse biodiesel!!! >.<

My posts aren't an endorsement of any policy but the truth. House Democrats seem to have a big problem with that. They made a ton of promises prior to the 2006 elections that got them the majority in Congress, I am just pointing out how they said one thing and are doing exactly the opposite. Myself I would like to see both sides of the aisle unceremoniously ejected

on their next election cycle and replaced with someone new. It's painfully obvious to me, experience in Congress just means their better liars.

Latherty · 08-02-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Professor Peabody

My posts aren't an endorsement of any policy but the truth. House Democrats seem to have a big problem with that. They made a ton of promises prior to the 2006 elections that got them the majority in Congress, I am just pointing out how they said one thing and are doing exactly the opposite. Myself I would like to see both sides of the aisle unceremoniously ejected

on their next election cycle and replaced with someone new. It's painfully obvious to me, experience in Congress just means their better liars.

I think it is generally acknowledged now that biodiesel is problematic as an independent energy source. If this law would have encouraged it, the Democrats did well to put it down.

If you can't change policy in the light of new information, then we might as well simply vote for laws directly every couple of years, and simply live with consequences. (Which of course would create economic and social mayhem)

Professor Peabody · 08-02-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Latherty

I think it is generally acknowledged now that biodiesel is problematic as an independent energy source.

Can you point to a source please, I really hadn't heard that before.

bla bla · 08-02-2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Latherty

I think it is generally acknowledged now that biodiesel is problematic as an independent energy source. If this law would have encouraged it, the Democrats did well to put it down.

Corn ethanol is a "problematic" biofuel. You can thank the corn lobby (and
Bob Dole as their toady) for that gigantic waste of tax money.

Brazil is doing very well with their efforts:
USATODAY.com - Brazil hopes to build on its ethanol success

Our government is so partisan and corrupt it's just no longer capable of
competent work.

Vitiate · 08-02-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bla bla

Corn ethanol is a "problematic" biofuel. You can thank the corn lobby (and
Bob Dole as their toady) for that gigantic waste of tax money.

Brazil is doing very well with their efforts:
USATODAY.com - Brazil hopes to build on its ethanol success

Our government is so partisan and corrupt it's just no longer capable of
competent work.

Cheers to Brazil for doing something worthwhile.

bla bla · 08-03-2008, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Vitiate

Cheers to Brazil for doing something worthwhile.

It's sad that a third world country is making more technologically savvy
decisions than the U.S. and implementing them with the "get it done"
attitude that Americans used to have.

Defensor · 08-03-2008, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bla bla

Corn ethanol is a "problematic" biofuel. You can thank the corn lobby (and
Bob Dole as their toady) for that gigantic waste of tax money.

Brazil is doing very well with their efforts:
USATODAY.com - Brazil hopes to build on its ethanol success

Our government is so partisan and corrupt it's just no longer capable of
competent work.

Don't forget Barack Obama, who can credit his Iowa caucus victory to supporting the sugar tariff which benefits corporate agribusiness interests in corn ethanol, and prevents us from developing efficient Brazil-style ethanol.

Libre · 08-03-2008, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Vitiate

Cheers to Brazil for doing something worthwhile.

Now if they could just do something about their complete lack of a middle class and the roving bands of homeless street children huffing every inhalant known to man. Praise those big government policies! Fuck yeah!