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Was I lied to? — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:05:23 GMT

I thought "Drill here, drill now" was all the wisdom we could ever ask for?

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Amy B Portland, ME — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:11:29 GMT

Contrast this to Cheney's closed door energy summit with oil corporations way back. Obama is approaching the energy crisis like its the Manhatten Project. This is what I voted for: fresh air, new ideas, a united effort to solve our problems.

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BHO — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:12:00 GMT

Nice job Brownie. You're doing a heck of a job.

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Indie Woman in Denver — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:15:31 GMT

Now see, THIS is why I voted for BHO (one reason among many). His approach to solving problems is to gather the best minds from a broad spectrum of viewpoints, and then get them to talk amoungst themselves. Given that energy is such a HUGE issue, I think it'd be a GREAT IDEA to start a National Energy Council. Go Barack!

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Michaelle Surge, CA — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:16:18 GMT

I'm glad NY Times columnists like Friedman are getting heard more and more. Nothing like having a liberal hack from a dying newspaper being on a forum for energy.

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Ivy Fern — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:17:48 GMT

[The] discussion entitled "Green Recovery" was held at the left-leaning Center for American Progress . . .

The Tree Huggers won't be happy until people are . . . . . gone.

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Kay P Tempe AZ — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:20:21 GMT

One of the first infrastructure expenses to take on is to upgrade the electrical grid of the US. It is woefully out of date and needs to be upgraded from .005 to 5.0 as quickly as possible - from that time forward, the electric vehicles can move forward. So far talk is based upon cars, what about trucks? semis?

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Hear No Evil — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:20:51 GMT

What's next? A panel discussion with Obama surrogates at the DailyKos and Move On?

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Richard, Washington State — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:22:59 GMT

Has Washington State governor Christine Gregoire fed-exed to Minneapolis the ballots they found for Al Franken in a King County warehouse?

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Andrei Gromyko — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:24:12 GMT

The panel also discussed the possibility of creating a "National Energy Council" as the counterpart to Obama's recently instituted National Economic Council.

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Yes, we need more government. Centralized, all powerful, and requires massive amounts of taxpayers rubles. We'll call it, The Politburo.

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Jay Dee — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:42:04 GMT

Has Friedman lost what ever mind he has left? What the heck is he babbling about? "Hot, flat, and crowded"?

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MSierra, SF — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:21:26 GMT

Sorry....

Thomas Friedman was the guy cheer leading for NAFTA and 'Free trade'

NO THANKS !!

I think he also supported de-regulation

Kinda clever how these guys walk away without a blemish....

See also: Newt Gingrich and his 'bright ideas'

SNAKE OIL !!

Fights crime !
Cures cancer !
and, removes unwanted body hair !

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eagle1776 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:59:38 GMT

The Tree Huggers won't be happy until people are . . . . . gone.
Ivy Fern
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Those "tree huggers" may just be on to something. I, frankly, would prefer to breathe clean air and eat food that is not contaminated. I would prefer to use renewable energy that can't be outsourced and that doesn't rely on nations that hate us as we put more and more money in their filthy coffers.

We live on this planet with plants and animals. The ecosystm must be in balance or we perish. Is that difficult to understand? It's not all about us and only us lest we resort to cannibalism and last person standing wins. Than what will we have?

If I am going to die due to mankind's screw ups I would rather do it quickly with a bullet or a nuclear bomb than the slow death of a dying planet no slowly losing its ability to sustain life. If we get rid of the food sources for lower animals and plants it eventually gets to us. If there is nothing left we perish. That may be your wish but it is not mine.

I am no tree hugger but I do appreciate a common sense approach to living on this planet, an approach that leaves something for future generations. Greed for the here and now may appeal to some but not to me.

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stephanie, ft. pierce, fl. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:01:15 GMT

Instead of denegrating people who are working hard to make it better for all of us go to www.change.gov and register. You will recieve e-mails asking for your opinions and ideas on all sorts of things. The last one I got was for energy and the environment. This way you can contribute you ideas and thoughts. You never know who is going to have the next great idea.

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Beth in VA — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:17:08 GMT

Thank you, First Read, for a real policy posting! Well done--here's hoping we get off the Carbon soon...

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Rock,Janesville,Wisconsin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:28:03 GMT

Innovation concepts when it comes to energy, and our environment are crucial. Our nation, and the rest of the world had better have new ideas quickly. Now taking all of these theories, and turning them into effective policy will be the real key to success. That is fact! I know the GOP, and the RNC are very confused with these concepts, but they must try too intellectually keep up!