alternative energy

R. Neal recounts advice given to the Tennessee delegation at the Democratic national Convention by Rep. Bart Gordon:

Richard Sammon says Rep. Wamp is a Republican to watch:

From the press release:

Gov. Bredesen might be lukewarm, but the Democrat with the highest name recognition in the state, Al Gore, has come out for the Tukestir.

The day after Big Oil buddy Sen. Ted Stevens is indicted for hiding gifts from an Alaskan oil company, Sen. Lamar Alexander, who has received money from Sen. Stevens but has not said whether he will return the money or not, is again on the record opposing alternative energy:

Today, Senator Lamar Alexander’s public support for the Republican Party line dismisses some renewable, safe, and clean forms of alternative energy, said Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Gray Sasser.

So, the big buzz this week has to do drilling oil off-shore in order to lower our gas prices at home.

Well, that's a sham. It will take 7+ years for that oil to hit the market and, even then, it will be sold on a global market which means that US oil won't really be any cheaper for us than Saudi or Venezuelan oil.

Oil companies are engaged in an orgy of money in which they claim to need their profits (from now $5 a gallon gas) for more exploration, yet their biggest expense increases went to buying back their own stocks.