Two Year U.S. Presidential Campaign and Energy Policy: Verbal Hot Air and No Substance23 Nov
The U.S. presidential election campaign dragged on for nearly 2 years and raised approximately $2B. Here is a list of energy issues that received almost no discussion:
The low level of proved U.S. oil reserves
Potentially unsafe U.S. nuclear power plants
Declining U.S. oil production (i.e., Peak Oil)
Escape from crude oil dependency
The futility of crude oil conservation in the United States
Exporting U.S. oil products: Selling America’s energy security
Marginal growth of U.S. wind and solar technologies
U.S. military and clean energy
And…saving the best till last, Global warning
Conclusion: Given its current tedious time span and obscene levels of campaign contributions leading to candidate indebtedness (i.e. corruption), the U.S. presidential election process mostly benefits the news media (i.e., “talking heads”), pollsters and advertisers. A national coherent energy policy was not one of the presidential campaign outcomes, this after 2 years and nearly $2B.
Tags: Energy Issues, Energy Policy, Gasoline Prices, Global Warming, Home Heating Oil, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste, OIl Reserves, Peak Oil, Proved U.S. Oil Reserves, Shale Gas, Shale Oil, Solar Energy, Wind Energy