Comments on: $2 Billion For Clean Transportation, Emissions Could Drop 80 Percent

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:04:00 +0000

Will aim to do so following 2013 numbers.

By: Erika Tate

Erika Tate — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:51:00 +0000

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By: wattleberry

wattleberry — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:08:00 +0000

Obama’s one of the imaginative guys-‘…..one of the newer fellas’.
Hope it’s catching.

By: Richard Scott Mills

Richard Scott Mills — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:22:00 +0000

Zac you should put all renewables against all fossil fuels and show which and how much the deference is in new capacity. The financial sector is investing in renewables because it is the most profitable long term play.

By: San Diego Loves Green – $2 Billion For Clean Transportation, Emissions Could Drop 80%

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:02:38 +0000

[…] following article was written by Tina Casey and published in the March 16, 2013 edition of Clean Technica; Image credit: Official White House Photo by Pete […]

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:32:00 +0000

Wind was the #1 source of new power capacity in the US last year. Solar is likely to be #2 (behind natural gas) this year: http://solarlove.org/solar-2-source-of-new-power-in-2013/

EVs are already FAR greener than gasmobiles even with the grid we have today. http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/18/electric-vehicles-greenhouse-gas-emissions-save-money/

By: calebcrawford

calebcrawford — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:56:00 +0000

I don’t buy it. I don’t buy the transportation futures number of 33%, it’s closer to 27%. And if it’s only put off onto the electricity sector, that means more coal, gas, and nukes without a strong commitment to nukes, in other words, no net gain. So unless this is coupled to a general carbon free commitment through a whole range of initiatives, it’s just more BS.

By: Matthew Todd Peffly

Matthew Todd Peffly — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:28:00 +0000

GoOg I would agree it isn’t enough. But the WH can’t cut all the free money we give to oil,gas,coal that are written into tax codes and other government programs with congress agreeing. He did follow on to the SunShot program the Bush started (maybe name change in there). Much of the current farm support (which goes mostly to corp farms) would be better spent supporting wind on family farms, since they create a lot more money in those communities. “In the past five years alone, the U.S. government has handed out more than $95 billion in agricultural subsidies”. Windmills cost about “$1.3 million to $2.2 million per MW in 2012″. So for same cost we could have 43k-73k MWs. Assume 2MW turbine, then that would have been 21.5k-36.5k location where for ~0.25 area makes a $2000-$5000/year. Could have don’t the same thing with the money spent on corn-2-ethanol (another farm aid). The easy part is was all we had to do was leave the PTC in place last 10 years instead of turning it on/off. And private industry would have paid the farms the money and the government could just stay out of the way. Notice the the above 43-73GW would just about double the ~60GW install in the US at end of 2012. You don’t want to even think about the money we give to oil, coal, gas (that every developed nation as agreed to cut and no have).

By: Ross Chandler

Ross Chandler — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:07:00 +0000

It’s the US congress that sets the budget not the President.

By: Matthew Todd Peffly

Matthew Todd Peffly — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:01:00 +0000

“If this all seems rather over-ambitious” What? Lets hope it not too little to late. The US needs to be moving much faster. I glad to see some leadership coming from the WH, but there is so much more to do. But I guess you have to walk before you run.

By: Jeremy Hedlind

Jeremy Hedlind — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:30:00 +0000

Finally, some Leadership.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:29:00 +0000

Finally Obama is doing something productive.

By: Go Og

Go Og — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:19:00 +0000

What would be even better if Obama would actually go get a job and start contributing to society. Another bad idea from a failed leader!!! Spend, spend spend