Comments on: Vote! Prop 87 — Clean Alternative Energy Act http://greenlagirl.com/vote-prop-87-clean-alternative-energy-act/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Sat, 26 May 2012 23:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/vote-prop-87-clean-alternative-energy-act/comment-page-1/#comment-13835 Siel Sun, 24 Sep 2006 00:34:54 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/21/vote-prop-87-clean-alternative-energy-act/#comment-13835 Hey Delicious -- Thanks for the link! I don't agree with all the points that Robert makes in the post -- For one, many oil companies have really, really had a LONG history of resisting research into alternative technologies -- they've only entered into the field due to persistent and unrelenting public pressures. But about the issue of whether or not prop 87 will raise gas prices -- I really have trouble figuring out whether it will or not. On the other hand, I'd be v. v. happy to see the price of gas go up above $10 a gallon, so I s'pose it's a bit of a moot point for me, as I'm guessing it is for you too :) simon -- It really is quite frightening living in a place where pointlessly-huge, and in my opinion, super ugly, vehicles block your view on a daily basis :( It's madness made real -- Hey Delicious — Thanks for the link! I don’t agree with all the points that Robert makes in the post — For one, many oil companies have really, really had a LONG history of resisting research into alternative technologies — they’ve only entered into the field due to persistent and unrelenting public pressures.

But about the issue of whether or not prop 87 will raise gas prices — I really have trouble figuring out whether it will or not. On the other hand, I’d be v. v. happy to see the price of gas go up above $10 a gallon, so I s’pose it’s a bit of a moot point for me, as I’m guessing it is for you too :)

simon — It really is quite frightening living in a place where pointlessly-huge, and in my opinion, super ugly, vehicles block your view on a daily basis :( It’s madness made real –

]]> By: simon http://greenlagirl.com/vote-prop-87-clean-alternative-energy-act/comment-page-1/#comment-13773 simon Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:44:25 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/21/vote-prop-87-clean-alternative-energy-act/#comment-13773 Emm interesting idea. But I think it would probably would put the price of oil up but not by that much as the increase would be spread over a good portion of the country. A much better idea would be to put tighter controls on car engine sizes. The size of cars in America never ceases to amaze people from here. Also the utter waste of energy. A friend of mine was over in Arizona. They were in a room and it was warm. The heating was too high. So an american guy got up and turned on the air conditioning. My friends was utterly shocked by this as his reaction would be to turn the heating off and possibly open a window. But this guy thought nothing of leaving the heat on and turn on the Air-con. Not sure about you but to me that is sheer madness . That is a attitiude in people and no prop will change that. Changing that attitude would do more then taxing fuel. Emm interesting idea. But I think it would probably would put the price of oil up but not by that much as the increase would be spread over a good portion of the country. A much better idea would be to put tighter controls on car engine sizes. The size of cars in America never ceases to amaze people from here. Also the utter waste of energy.

A friend of mine was over in Arizona. They were in a room and it was warm.

The heating was too high. So an american guy got up and turned on the air conditioning.

My friends was utterly shocked by this as his reaction would be to turn the heating off and possibly open a window. But this guy thought nothing of leaving the heat on and turn on the Air-con.

Not sure about you but to me that is sheer madness . That is a attitiude in people and no prop will change that. Changing that attitude would do more then taxing fuel.

]]> By: Delicious Pundit http://greenlagirl.com/vote-prop-87-clean-alternative-energy-act/comment-page-1/#comment-13731 Delicious Pundit Fri, 22 Sep 2006 02:08:34 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/09/21/vote-prop-87-clean-alternative-energy-act/#comment-13731 GAG -- I highly doubt that the cost will not be passed along to the consumer (see <a href="http://www.theoildrum.com/story/2006/9/9/114422/3219#more" rel="nofollow">this</a> skeptical, but fair, analysis at The Oil Drum. But to me that's a feature, not a bug. GAG —

I highly doubt that the cost will not be passed along to the consumer (see this skeptical, but fair, analysis at The Oil Drum. But to me that’s a feature, not a bug.

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