Yes WE taxpayers should own all power sources. Why?
Because it is you and me that guarantee construction costs and insurance. Construction costs are famous for their large cost over runs.
Bottom line: It is best for taxpayers and ratepayers to demand termination of all existing coal and nuke plants as both produce radioactive waste and cost billions to replace.
A combination of new energy sources would produce cleaner and more efficient energy. Additionally this combination would not only provide way more jobs throughout the states but also safer employment.
Benefits of a 20 Percent by 2020
National Renewable Electricity Standard
Job Creation - 355,000 new jobsnearly twice as many as generating electricity from fossil fuels
Economic Development - $72.6 billion in new capital investment, $16.2 billion in income to farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners, and $5.0 billion in new local tax revenues
Consumer Savings - $49 billion in lower electricity and natural gas bills
Healthier Environment - Reductions of global warming pollution equal to taking nearly 71 million cars off the road, plus less haze, smog, acid rain, mercury contamination, and water use
Rebuilding economies:
The Plan:
Renewing America's Economy (2004) | Union of Concerned Scientists
Wind
How Wind Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Solar
How Solar Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Bio Mass
How Biomass Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Geo Thermal
How Geothermal Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Hydro Power
How Hydrokinetic Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Because it is you and me that guarantee construction costs and insurance. Construction costs are famous for their large cost over runs.
Bottom line: It is best for taxpayers and ratepayers to demand termination of all existing coal and nuke plants as both produce radioactive waste and cost billions to replace.
A combination of new energy sources would produce cleaner and more efficient energy. Additionally this combination would not only provide way more jobs throughout the states but also safer employment.
Benefits of a 20 Percent by 2020
National Renewable Electricity Standard
Job Creation - 355,000 new jobsnearly twice as many as generating electricity from fossil fuels
Economic Development - $72.6 billion in new capital investment, $16.2 billion in income to farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners, and $5.0 billion in new local tax revenues
Consumer Savings - $49 billion in lower electricity and natural gas bills
Healthier Environment - Reductions of global warming pollution equal to taking nearly 71 million cars off the road, plus less haze, smog, acid rain, mercury contamination, and water use
Rebuilding economies:
The Plan:
Renewing America's Economy (2004) | Union of Concerned Scientists
Wind
How Wind Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Solar
How Solar Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Bio Mass
How Biomass Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Geo Thermal
How Geothermal Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists
Hydro Power
How Hydrokinetic Energy Works | Union of Concerned Scientists