Comments on: Reinvent America http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/06/reinvent-america/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jesse Jenkins http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/06/reinvent-america/#comment-69036 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:09:17 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7008#comment-69036 Brian, your point RE ethanol is correct. Corn-based ethanol is a farm subsidy policy, not an energy independence policy. Biofuels can be done right, but before we get drunk on ethanol, we’d better be sure we’re not doing more harm than good. Unfortunately, this is one area I don’t expect to see Obama lead on, given his roots in Illinois.

]]> By: Green Obama Dreams: Environment Bloggers Weigh in on The Historic Day | Current Savers Blog http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/06/reinvent-america/#comment-69029 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:41:58 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7008#comment-69029 [...] ‘Its Getting Hot in Here’ blog, Teryn Norris writes of reinventing America. Few moments in history feel this monumental. It’s [...]

]]> By: Cascadia Brian http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2008/11/06/reinvent-america/#comment-69002 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:54:01 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/?p=7008#comment-69002 It is exciting! But I fear greatly that this money may not go to things that most of us would consider green. As much as we need green initiatives, we need strong criteria about what is and isn’t green. Otherwise, what’s the point?!?

For example, Corn-based ethanol (one amongst many other half-baked ideas Obama has promoted) isn’t part of the solution, it’s part of the problem, and the last thing we need is more money for that!

I hope people working on this strategy will keep that in mind!

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