tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33438241.post383068203047734722..comments2009-05-25T18:15:12.401-05:00Maria Surma Mankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832752402634183669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33438241.post-33350912195901865172009-05-25T18:15:12.401-05:002009-05-25T18:15:12.401-05:00Granny - Minnesota has not started a carbon tax nor a cap-and-trade policy, so I'm not sure what you're referring to. Rather, we are investing in wind power, which has revitalized rural communities all over our state and the region, from community wind projects to lease payments to landowners.<br /><br />Oil and natural gas are not going away tomorrow, but we can and must diversify our energy sources with renewables - rather than over-relying so heavily on coal and oil like we do now.Maria Surma Mankahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832752402634183669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33438241.post-46680014698820444332009-05-23T21:34:33.690-05:002009-05-23T21:34:33.690-05:00hello all<br />president obama's energy plan will be a disaster for the united states - minnesota has all ready started the cap and trade carbon tax - this is a tax that will be put on all the food you eat, the products you buy, gas for your car, and the energy to heat your home. worse yet industry and business is the greatest user of energy. this added cost will cause minnesota businesses to be at a disadvantage to countries where energy is cheap and abundant. where do you think all the jobs will go, to a high tax, high energy cost state like minnesota, I THINK NOT. ARE YOU WILL TO GIVE UP YOUR JOB AND LIFESTYLE IN THE NAME OF THE GLOBAL WARMING HOAX - I AM NOT.<br />wasting money on renewable energy is pouring money down a rat hole. there is no viable energy source that has the remotest possibility of replacing coal and gas power plants in the near or even far future. wind and solor are very expensive and worst yet very unreliable. <br />china is inversting heavily in developing their own natural resources. in addition they are working with cuba to develope oil fields in our own gulf of mexico. china is also working with argentina to develope their newly discoverd offshore oil fields. china is working to ensure they have a cheap and abundant supply of oil to allow them to grow and prosper. <br />president obama is stopping the developemnet of our own natural resorces and wasting money on windmills and solar cells.<br />WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU THINK WILL HAVE A PROSPEROUS FUTUNE ?grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00268261217812849483noreply@blogger.com