Comments on: Obama’s energy policy: Turn out the lights and pray for wind http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:30:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Obama Will Bankrupt Coal Plants!Attention Coal Miner Families in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia the the West Part Of Virginia! « Romanticpoet’s Weblog http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1588711 Obama Will Bankrupt Coal Plants!Attention Coal Miner Families in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia the the West Part Of Virginia! « Romanticpoet’s Weblog Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:52:02 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1588711 [...] comes as no great shock, pun intended.  Obama already called for a 15% reduction in demand for electricity — at the same time he and his allies want transportation to switch from [...] [...] comes as no great shock, pun intended.  Obama already called for a 15% reduction in demand for electricity — at the same time he and his allies want transportation to switch from [...]

]]> By: Starving us of energy, for our own good « WitSnapper | The Blog http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1588041 Starving us of energy, for our own good « WitSnapper | The Blog Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:56:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1588041 [...] he doesn’t think he can, really, which is why he’s calling for a 15% reduction in overall electricity demand. In the meantime, he’s planning a massive shift from [...] [...] he doesn’t think he can, really, which is why he’s calling for a 15% reduction in overall electricity demand. In the meantime, he’s planning a massive shift from [...]

]]> By: BizzyBlog » Couldn’t Help But Comment (080708, Morning) http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1289526 BizzyBlog » Couldn’t Help But Comment (080708, Morning) Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:38:15 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1289526 [...] you think my last point about Obama was too harsh, check out the core of his “energy [...] [...] you think my last point about Obama was too harsh, check out the core of his “energy [...]

]]> By: Johan Klaus http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1287166 Johan Klaus Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:11:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1287166 <blockquote>unseen on August 4, 2008 at 7:18 PM</blockquote> Changing heat into useful energy is being forced on formula one race teams. These teams have almost unlimited budgets and the best engineers in the business. Most of them see only the problems related to this venture and little or no practical benefit. If they thought they could benefit from this they would have tried it long ago. We'll see what happens.

unseen on August 4, 2008 at 7:18 PM

Changing heat into useful energy is being forced on formula one race teams. These teams have almost unlimited budgets and the best engineers in the business. Most of them see only the problems related to this venture and little or no practical benefit. If they thought they could benefit from this they would have tried it long ago. We’ll see what happens.

]]> By: Tennyson Hayes does Energy Plans « The Political Inquirer http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1287165 Tennyson Hayes does Energy Plans « The Political Inquirer Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:10:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1287165 [...] The three main components of Obama’s plan are: [...] [...] The three main components of Obama’s plan are: [...]

]]> By: Video-Obama defends tire guage comments! « The Daley Gator http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1287010 Video-Obama defends tire guage comments! « The Daley Gator Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:04:59 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1287010 [...] HotAir has more on Obama’s energy plans, and finds some glaring holes in [...] [...] HotAir has more on Obama’s energy plans, and finds some glaring holes in [...]

]]> By: myamphibian http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1285867 myamphibian Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:49:11 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1285867 On the bigger picture. To me, this is more about (finally) telling the environmental wackos and global warming alarmists to <strong>shove it</strong>. I hope this is a new trend. On the bigger picture. To me, this is more about (finally) telling the environmental wackos and global warming alarmists to shove it. I hope this is a new trend.

]]> By: Obama’s revised energy policy: make all cars electric, then cut electricity production http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284800 Obama’s revised energy policy: make all cars electric, then cut electricity production Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:11:40 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284800 [...] Gaffemaster 2000, call your office. [...] [...] Gaffemaster 2000, call your office. [...]

]]> By: Barack’s Energy Policy Could Use More Change, Less Prayer | Skeptics Global Warming http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284722 Barack’s Energy Policy Could Use More Change, Less Prayer | Skeptics Global Warming Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:05:48 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284722 [...] hotair.com Tags: obama, wind Related Posts [...] [...] hotair.com Tags: obama, wind Related Posts [...]

]]> By: Celebrity Paycut - Encouraging celebrities all over the world to save us from global warming by taking a paycut. http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284711 Celebrity Paycut - Encouraging celebrities all over the world to save us from global warming by taking a paycut. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:57:01 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284711 [...] Hot Air » Blog Archive » Obama’s energy policy: Turn out the lights and pray for wind Perhaps the Barack Obama campaign needs the services of a mathematician, but it doesn’t take differential calculus to determine that his energy policy doesn’t add up…. [...] [...] Hot Air » Blog Archive » Obama’s energy policy: Turn out the lights and pray for wind Perhaps the Barack Obama campaign needs the services of a mathematician, but it doesn’t take differential calculus to determine that his energy policy doesn’t add up…. [...]

]]> By: McCain Gets America: « Riggword Weblog http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284655 McCain Gets America: « Riggword Weblog Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:12:41 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284655 [...] From Hotair: [...] [...] From Hotair: [...]

]]> By: BillH http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284634 BillH Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:13:16 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284634 <blockquote>electric-rascal on August 5, 2008 at 1:32 AM</blockquote> Well, it's like the East German border guard told me, a rather stupid/lucky tourist, in 1986 at Checkpoint Charlie: Welcome to East Germany. What you have done is illegal (crossing into East Berlin), but we are going to cut you some slack. Please have the correct papers in place the next time you visit. You are free to go, and thank you for visiting the People's Democratic Gulag of East Germany.

electric-rascal on August 5, 2008 at 1:32 AM

Well, it’s like the East German border guard told me, a rather stupid/lucky tourist, in 1986 at Checkpoint Charlie:
Welcome to East Germany. What you have done is illegal (crossing into East Berlin), but we are going to cut you some slack. Please have the correct papers in place the next time you visit. You are free to go, and thank you for visiting the People’s Democratic Gulag of East Germany.

]]> By: electric-rascal http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284602 electric-rascal Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:32:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284602 And how does one drive one of these little electro-turd cars from Illinois to Florida? Or vill trafel to zee fvar places be verboten, Komrade NObama? And how does one drive one of these little electro-turd cars from Illinois to Florida? Or vill trafel to zee fvar places be verboten, Komrade NObama?

]]> By: Merovign http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284360 Merovign Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:22:14 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284360 Ever notice that everything the Democrats do is about centralizing control? They want more public (centrally controlled) transportation. They want to concentrate population in cities. They prefer electricity (generated in large, central regulated plants) to gasoline (widely distributed). It's all about making YOU easier to control, and more dependent. I'm really hating me some Democrats these days. Not that they've really changed that much. That, and their collective calculator is broken (ethanol efficiency, air pressure and mileage, electrical demand vs. electric cars). Ever notice that everything the Democrats do is about centralizing control?

They want more public (centrally controlled) transportation.

They want to concentrate population in cities.

They prefer electricity (generated in large, central regulated plants) to gasoline (widely distributed).

It’s all about making YOU easier to control, and more dependent.

I’m really hating me some Democrats these days. Not that they’ve really changed that much.

That, and their collective calculator is broken (ethanol efficiency, air pressure and mileage, electrical demand vs. electric cars).

]]> By: BillH http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284306 BillH Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:04:49 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284306 <blockquote>How does one run an air conditioner, heater or defroster in a hybrid or electric car? darwin-t on August 4, 2008 at 7:59 PM</blockquote> It would work the same way as any other car. Think of it this way- the compressor doesn't care how it's driven, it just needs mechanical force to turn the pump. All current hybrids drive the A/C in the time honored method, and an electric car would drive the A/C with an electric motor. The technology is available for an electrically heated water-based heater/defroster, or you could go electric there, too. A gas powered heater, such as was available on VWs and Corvairs is also a possibility. Everything else would function exactly as a gas or diesel powered car. I will add the caveat that even as efficient as the current state of A/C technology is, it will have a deletrious effect on overall range of any electric car. The laws of thermodynamics and physics will not be denied.

How does one run an air conditioner, heater or defroster in a hybrid or electric car?

darwin-t on August 4, 2008 at 7:59 PM

It would work the same way as any other car. Think of it this way- the compressor doesn’t care how it’s driven, it just needs mechanical force to turn the pump. All current hybrids drive the A/C in the time honored method, and an electric car would drive the A/C with an electric motor. The technology is available for an electrically heated water-based heater/defroster, or you could go electric there, too. A gas powered heater, such as was available on VWs and Corvairs is also a possibility. Everything else would function exactly as a gas or diesel powered car. I will add the caveat that even as efficient as the current state of A/C technology is, it will have a deletrious effect on overall range of any electric car. The laws of thermodynamics and physics will not be denied.

]]> By: PattyJ http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284271 PattyJ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:53:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284271 He is the same as "Malaise" Carter, and the American people know it. We need to drill here to stop jihad, if for no other reason. Everybody knows the hypocrisy of sending our dollars to the Middle East and of requiring other nations to endanger their environment for ours. Keep talking, Barry, you're making McCain's day. He is the same as “Malaise” Carter, and the American people know it.

We need to drill here to stop jihad, if for no other reason. Everybody knows the hypocrisy of sending our dollars to the Middle East and of requiring other nations to endanger their environment for ours.

Keep talking, Barry, you’re making McCain’s day.

]]> By: LegendHasIt http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284233 LegendHasIt Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:32:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284233 <blockquote>MB4 on August 4, 2008 at 9:19 PM</blockquote> :-) Great! Although I was thinking of our own resident socialist who pretends to be a Reaganite, of same name, (different spelling), rather than Obama. No need to do it now, but maybe you can have it in your repertoire for use in the nearly inevitable future.

MB4 on August 4, 2008 at 9:19 PM

:-)

Great!

Although I was thinking of our own resident socialist who pretends to be a Reaganite, of same name, (different spelling), rather than Obama.

No need to do it now, but maybe you can have it in your repertoire for use in the nearly inevitable future.

]]> By: MB4 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284214 MB4 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:19:37 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284214 <blockquote>I kept thinking yesterday, you’d do something to the tune of “What’s it all about, Alphie?” LegendHasIt on August 4, 2008 at 8:31 PM</blockquote> <i>What's it all about Obamie Is it just for the presidency you live What's it all about when you sort it out Obamie Are you meant to take more than you give Or are we meant to be kind And if only fools are kind Obamie Then i guess it may be wise to be cruel And if life belongs only to the elite Obamie What will you lend on an old golden rule As sure as i believe there's something much more Something even republicans can believe in Your fans are in love with you Obamie Without that love you'd hardly exist Obamie Until you find the rest of what you've missed you'll be nothing Obamie</i>

I kept thinking yesterday, you’d do something to the tune of “What’s it all about, Alphie?”

LegendHasIt on August 4, 2008 at 8:31 PM

What’s it all about Obamie
Is it just for the presidency you live
What’s it all about when you sort it out Obamie
Are you meant to take more than you give
Or are we meant to be kind
And if only fools are kind Obamie
Then i guess it may be wise to be cruel
And if life belongs only to the elite Obamie
What will you lend on an old golden rule
As sure as i believe there’s something much more
Something even republicans can believe in
Your fans are in love with you Obamie
Without that love you’d hardly exist Obamie
Until you find the rest of what you’ve missed you’ll be nothing Obamie

]]> By: LegendHasIt http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284125 LegendHasIt Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:31:28 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284125 <blockquote>MB4 on August 4, 2008 at 8:05 PM</blockquote> That's one of your best! Mariah was one of the few songs I could sing really well. I kept thinking yesterday, you'd do something to the tune of "What's it all about, <em>Alphie</em>?"

MB4 on August 4, 2008 at 8:05 PM

That’s one of your best!

Mariah was one of the few songs I could sing really well.

I kept thinking yesterday, you’d do something to the tune of “What’s it all about, Alphie?”

]]> By: burt http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284097 burt Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:21:50 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284097 Ed, I think you are insulting Luddites. Ed, I think you are insulting Luddites.

]]> By: MB4 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284078 MB4 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:05:32 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284078 <i>Away out here they have a name for rain and wind and fire. The rain is John, the fire's Gone and they call the wind Obama. Obama blows the crowds around and sets the blogs a-flyin'. Obama makes Hotair sound like folks was out there dyin'. Obama. (Obama). Obama. (Obama). </i> Away out here they have a name for rain and wind and fire.
The rain is John, the fire’s Gone and they call the wind Obama.

Obama blows the crowds around and sets the blogs a-flyin’.
Obama makes Hotair sound like folks was out there dyin’.

Obama. (Obama).
Obama. (Obama).

]]> By: unseen http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284076 unseen Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:03:58 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284076 darwin-t on August 4, 2008 at 7:59 PM well the prius is going to but solar panels on the roof to run the AC should be fun on a cloudy hot muggy day. darwin-t on August 4, 2008 at 7:59 PM

well the prius is going to but solar panels on the roof to run the AC

should be fun on a cloudy hot muggy day.

]]> By: darwin-t http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284066 darwin-t Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:59:18 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284066 A couple of thoughts: How does one run an air conditioner, heater or defroster in a hybrid or electric car? Trust me, once the "cap and trade" crap kicks in, nobody will be able to afford to use electricity any more. A couple of thoughts:

How does one run an air conditioner, heater or defroster in a hybrid or electric car?

Trust me, once the “cap and trade” crap kicks in, nobody will be able to afford to use electricity any more.

]]> By: Keemo http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284036 Keemo Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:42:53 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284036 Interesting read... http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_080408/content/01125106.member.html Interesting read…

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_080408/content/01125106.member.html

]]> By: unseen http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/04/obamas-energy-policy-turn-out-the-lights-and-pray-for-wind/comment-page-3/#comment-1284029 unseen Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:40:37 +0000 http://hotair.com/?p=20996#comment-1284029 upinak on August 4, 2008 at 7:33 PM from the article it seems she likes the pipeline idea which as she notes Alaska is already leading on. The fuel credits she seems to like also but not by paying for them with windfall profit taxes. I would imagine that this winter people are going to need some help of freeze to death. With the lack of sunspots on the Sun this winter maybe very very cold. upinak on August 4, 2008 at 7:33 PM

from the article it seems she likes the pipeline idea which as she notes Alaska is already leading on. The fuel credits she seems to like also but not by paying for them with windfall profit taxes. I would imagine that this winter people are going to need some help of freeze to death. With the lack of sunspots on the Sun this winter maybe very very cold.

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