Energy use has become THE hot issue. As the price for gas and home heating oil climb into the atmosphere, masses of people are praying for relief. Does the govt provide that relief?
In his recent State of the Union address, President Bush declared that the United States is”addicted to oil.” Lots of people thought that signaled a new push by the Bush administration to address the issues of how we’re going to keep the lights on and the cars rolling in the 21st century. Unfortunately, those hopes largely fizzled after the speech when no new initiative or programs were actually put into motion.
Many state judiciary, impatient with the government’s slow to non-existent reaction to our “addiction” to grease, have started to take things into their own hands.
State lawmakers, many from so-called Democratic “blue” states, have started passing regulations for power plant and car emissions. They’re also requiring some energy to be created by renewable techniques such as wind and solar. Energy efficiency requirements for household appliances are also being discussed.
So far, the government has been pleased to let the state legislatures pick up the slack on green issues. “I don’t see something wrong with the states being involved,” commented Senator Pete Domenici ( R-N.M. ), who is at present head honcho of the Fed Energy and resources Committee.
While some disagree that state rules won’t have an impact nationally on greenhouse gas emissions, others say that if the requirements are implemented in enough states there’ll be a serious impact. And is looks like states ARE having an impact, even if global temperature rises has not come to a sudden stop. One or two makers have adopted new countrywide rules to avoid needing to customise products for each state.
“If we can’t get the federal government to act, then we have to take action in any way we can,” said Gina McCarthy, the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection in Connecticut.
Let’s just hope all this reduces down to better costs for patrons.
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