tbgalileo, Tulsa (1/2/2009 4:42:11 AM)

Yes! I have no doubt that our country is great enough, intelligent enough, and resourceful enough to move to renewable energy. We were the first in flight, the first and only ones to walk on the surface of the moon, and too many other incredible accomplishments to list here. Why would we think that we can't get off of fossil fuels? Don't we have enough faith in our country?

Eagle 4, Tulsa (1/2/2009 7:15:35 AM)

Well said, Mary! Whatever energy options are chosen, they need to be implemented muy pronto. Perhaps our military-industrial complex can be challenged to produce energy instead of more engines of death.

my view, Sand Springs (1/2/2009 7:48:47 AM)

Eagle 4,
The military is designed to destroy our enemies not build. We didn't just wakeup one morning and find ourselves behind the eight-ball, when it comes to energy. Congress should have been more forward looking for the last 30 years for renewable energy. Instead they continue to kick the can down the road until we found ourselves where were at today. It still not to late and I hope that the President-elects put this to the front of his many priorities.

Lunatk, (1/2/2009 9:16:58 AM)

Get rid of our military. That seems to always be the montra of the left. While we're at it, let's get rid of the police too. Just think of all the money we can save. After all, if we have no protection from terrorists, they will just leave us alone and we can all sing campfire songs together. Perhaps this new miracle president will do just that.

Big Harp, Florida (1/2/2009 10:28:21 AM)

Be Happy

We don't have to drop out of the World Economy, all we have to do is the same thing the rest of the World is doing. That is not only to purchase products but to actually manufacture products for export creating jobs for U.S. citizens and keeping as much Wealth as possible at home.

Yes we are in a World Economy and it's not going to go away, but right now we are the ones buying while they are selling fattening their pockets, while our bank accounts are shrinking because money is going out but not enough coming back in to even break even.

Ironman66, Laguna Hills (1/2/2009 11:05:14 AM)

The United States joining OPEC would have no greater benefit to America than its being a member and host to the "United Nations".

Nations united in what?

Ironman66, Laguna Hills (1/2/2009 12:04:15 PM)

AllSeeing -

After the next four years we may be even more qualified.

Ironman66, Laguna Hills (1/2/2009 12:23:10 PM)

Truth -

After graduating from HS, I spent the summer of 1966 laying pipelines in the Kiamichi Mountains and across the State of Minnesota. As an 18 year old, I was a member of Tulsa's Pipeliner Local 780 and was making $2.80 an hour. Big bucks for an unskilled kid back then.

There was so much work, we had to quit after 8 hours each day to go back and help the backend cap for another 4 hours to keep up. This was a 7 days a week job.

If our new PE and Congress would set a true energy independence agenda we could get the 2.5 million people back to work at high paying jobs, building nuclear plants, offshore drilling, refineries, steel for the pipes, building welding machines, steel hats, hard toe shoes, and more government inspectors and OSHA naturally. I could go on and on with how the economy could be lit up again. The number of high paying middle-class jobs would be unbelievable. It can happen. Will it?

Not unless we grow some body parts to tell the economy, country killing greenies to get out of the way.

Let's put to use the great natural wealth which made us a strong to begin with.

Ironman66, Laguna Hills (1/2/2009 12:46:05 PM)

Dog,

We can SAVE our energy resources for some day in the future like my ex-wife saved our wedding gifts for us to use in our old age. I think they are still in her hope chest and we divorced 30 years ago.

Let's keep the wealth here.

Ironman66, Laguna Hills (1/2/2009 1:58:41 PM)

BYD,

If we don't do something and soon, there will be no National Parks. We will not be able to afford to protect them.

I can't believe the mentality which blindly ignores we are exporting our jobs and wealth all for a hysterical theory that man can stop climate change, a tornado, or an ice age.

What we do not make in America, a third world country, with less controls than we have, will. And WE WILL buy it from them because they are supplying what we want. Is that course going to save the world or is it destroying the United States?

52favoriteteacher, WASHBURN, MO (1/2/2009 4:40:53 PM)

Mary

I am all for clean energy. The benefits are in the air we breathe.
The nation's dependance on others has been far too long at too great a cost. We need more wind power, more nuclear, and more mass transit where practical

Polar Bear, (1/2/2009 4:48:35 PM)

The T Boone Pickens plan to use natural gas for transportation is bad. Save this energy for home heating.LesterR. Brown has the it all worked out in "PlanB3.0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization". He is talking life and death..A WWII effort to mobizize Detroit production lines for electric cars would be smarter.Brown has the numbers worked out.Global Climate Change is almost at a tipping point..Mobilize wind power,sustainable energy only.NO NUKES.

elyocp, (1/2/2009 5:39:50 PM)

We failed to learn from the 29 crash. The regulations and oversight committees that were put in place after the crash to prevent this from happening again were ignored, misused, and criminally undermined. We will dig ourselves out like we did in 29, a little bit at a time.

Big Harp, Florida (1/2/2009 5:41:17 PM)

Well said Ironman66.

Tulsan by Birth, (1/3/2009 6:28:26 PM)

It is so great to hear all the concern. I dont think America will ever be a third world country.

We have too many entrepreunerial people living here that would rather work hard than suffer. Look around you and see what we have created. National infrastrucutre (sure it needs updating) of highways, power transmission, water, communications. There is no country that has what we have. No where on earth do people enjoy the freedom and security we have here.

Lets keep it that way. Lets get behind a push to re energize America with jobs, technology and energy. We have the technology today to create electricity with wind. Renewable and clean an environmental dream. With all that wind energy it frees up natural gas for autos and trucks. That drops the need for foreign oil.

Go to the PickensPlan website; sign up and send a letter online to Obama and Oklahoma Senators.
I would give you the links but the World doesnt allow that.
My Two Cents