Friday, June 02, 2006
James E. Dunn Presents Energy Positions
In a response to a column by Congressman Henry Brown, James E. Dunn has written to the Myrtle Beach Sun News that Brown's energy plans are harmful and his rherotic false. The text of his statement can be found behind the "Read more!" link, or by clicking the link above.
Brown's energy plans harmful, rhetoric false
By James E. Dunn
I pondered with a bit of trepidation Rep. Henry Brown's guest editorial in this newspaper Monday.
Seems he has started his campaign a bit early this time. Since I am again running for this congressional seat myself - not as a Democrat or Republican, however - I want to respond to what Brown maintains in his article.
Quoting from Brown's article: "Congress is attempting to address the energy crisis, but environment extremists and their liberal allies have fought to halt production of all forms of energy."
This is blatantly false. Connecticut, for example, is rapidly building windmills and solar panels for its main source of electricity. Brown, however, wants offshore drilling - right along our beautiful beaches and scenic coastline - for more oil [and natural gas]. These so-called environmental extremists are just against drilling for more oil [and gas] in very sensitive areas: off our rustic shoreline and beautiful beaches, in the exceedingly fragile Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and some other sensitive places.
Brown also helps to make liberal a dirty word in his article. What he and George Bush don't tell you, however, is that this country was founded by a group of liberals and radicals - revolutionaries even: Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Rutledge and many others.
Brown fails to mention growing much more corn for fuel - as Brazil has just done, and they now use almost no petroleum for their autos - which would put many of our citizens and much of our land back to work for us. Instead, he wants to make the petroleum industry - including Bush and Dick Cheney - even richer and the pollution of the earth even greater.
Finally, he wants to put - I am quoting him now - "nuclear power, one of the cleanest, safest and environmentally friendly alternatives to oil, to work for us."
He seems to forget Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and [the problem of] where to put the extremely radioactive used fuel rods. Mr. Brown, you must be kidding us!
Brown's energy plans harmful, rhetoric false
By James E. Dunn
I pondered with a bit of trepidation Rep. Henry Brown's guest editorial in this newspaper Monday.
Seems he has started his campaign a bit early this time. Since I am again running for this congressional seat myself - not as a Democrat or Republican, however - I want to respond to what Brown maintains in his article.
Quoting from Brown's article: "Congress is attempting to address the energy crisis, but environment extremists and their liberal allies have fought to halt production of all forms of energy."
This is blatantly false. Connecticut, for example, is rapidly building windmills and solar panels for its main source of electricity. Brown, however, wants offshore drilling - right along our beautiful beaches and scenic coastline - for more oil [and natural gas]. These so-called environmental extremists are just against drilling for more oil [and gas] in very sensitive areas: off our rustic shoreline and beautiful beaches, in the exceedingly fragile Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and some other sensitive places.
Brown also helps to make liberal a dirty word in his article. What he and George Bush don't tell you, however, is that this country was founded by a group of liberals and radicals - revolutionaries even: Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Rutledge and many others.
Brown fails to mention growing much more corn for fuel - as Brazil has just done, and they now use almost no petroleum for their autos - which would put many of our citizens and much of our land back to work for us. Instead, he wants to make the petroleum industry - including Bush and Dick Cheney - even richer and the pollution of the earth even greater.
Finally, he wants to put - I am quoting him now - "nuclear power, one of the cleanest, safest and environmentally friendly alternatives to oil, to work for us."
He seems to forget Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and [the problem of] where to put the extremely radioactive used fuel rods. Mr. Brown, you must be kidding us!
// posted by Gregg Jocoy @ 3:29 PM 
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Grist Magazine has an interesting little article on nuclear energy that says that, at max, nuclear energy will only last another 75 years. Uranium, you see, is also a nonrenewable resource.
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