tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950492709927301700.post6276652165849334834..comments2023-09-12T09:30:50.692-07:00Comments on Guarding the Rubicon: Energy: The Good, The Bad, and The Uglydkuehnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10136690886858186981noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950492709927301700.post-30972415224537120842008-07-09T05:30:00.000-07:002008-07-09T05:30:00.000-07:00I saw the news about Pickens- that was very encour...I saw the news about Pickens- that was very encouraging, and as you said they've been discussing this for some time. I think the philanthropic spirit of the financial elite has been a hugely positive factor in recent years; think of someone like Bono or Bill Gates. Just as the messes are created by billionaires, the solutions seem to be as well. I think it's just a matter of the scale of a globalized situation. I'm excited to here more about Pickens' plan as it develops. I'm not familiar enough with the thoughts of McCain and Obama about energy issues, but I imagine that either one would be rather supportive of something like this. The jobs created by wind energy in the corridor would also be good, for an area that is probably suffering more than the East or West coast. <BR/><BR/>The G8 is kind of disappointing all around... and not, I think, because of screw ups that are totally within their control. They come to the table with food prices and oil prices doubled since past meetings, and with all of the political damage that this has done. I agree with you that they should have set in place a more reasonable goal- like Picken, they are the ones with the money and should feel bound to jump-starting what needs to be done.<BR/><BR/>On the ugly, all I've got to say is that our car is at a 1/4 tank of gas, so perhaps I should run out while prices have dipped! In seriousness, I agree with you. I wish we had some promising economic game plans for the next few years. Plenty of criticism is going around, but I haven't heard anything striking being proposed (not that I'd necessarily recognize it if it were proposed, but I have you to confirm my suspicions when they do occur!)Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.com