In
one stroke of the pen, the US Supreme Court has handed our democracy
over to the corporate machine. The very same corporate machine that is
responsible for running this country straight into the ground with
war profiteering, an economic collapse, a housing crisis, a bogus
"war on drugs" for profit, and massive environmental devastation
just to name a few.
This
action has effectively removed democratic power form the people and
handed it to these greed and profit based entities who have
absolutely no regard for what is best for the people of this
country. If anyone out there believes otherwise then they should be
playing pinball because they are certainly deaf, dumb, and blind.
Yes, there are some good responsible corporations out there, but not
enough to make a difference. There are many, and most of the
biggest, that are totally blinded by greed and profit and will use
their virtually unlimited resources to get what they want for the
purpose of profit with no regard for us, you and me.
If
this act is not repealed right now, then no matter what form of
change you want, no matter what your political, social, or personal
beliefs or positions are, if you are not on the side of the corporate
machine, then you will lose, we will lose. We as a people have no
chance against these forces without taking steps such as those that initially
founded this country.
You
might read this and say, "why is the ACGE concerned with this?
Well, like I mentioned before, we will never realize change with
these anti democratic laws in place. We will not stand a chance when
it comes to defeating the oil, nuclear, and coal powers that be,
they will simply buy all elections from this point and get what they
want. I have hope though, and it lies where it belongs, in the
people. It is up to us to put a stop to these enemies of freedom.
This is our country, it belongs to the people, not the
corporations, not the Supreme Court, and not to Congress. Corporations
are not people, WE are, and WE need to explain that to our Government
right now in a way they understand and before it is truly too late.
If
there has ever been a time to unite and fight back, it is now. We
should be initiating peaceful demonstrations from one end of this
country to the other to protest this, and many other things. We
should be marching on the steps of both the Supreme Court and the
Capitol building until the power is placed back into the hands of
the people.
This
is critical for our very survival.
Mr.
Green
Exxon Mobil
February
04, 2010
Ah
Exxon Mobil, probably best known for the Exxon Valdese oil spill in
the Prince William Sound of Alaska in 1989.
Exxon Mobil is
currently running TV ads that claim that vehicle emissions have been
reduced by 95% since 1970. I am here to tell you that is nothing
more then a blatant lie. While it is true that vehicle emissions
have dropped by just over 50% according to America.gov, Exxon
Mobil would have you believe that 95% reduction and that they are responsible.
The fact is, those emission reductions are the result of the 1970
Clean Air Act, the federally mandated removal of lead from gasoline
during the 1970's, and the clean air act of 1990. Exxon Mobil would
have not taken those steps if they had not been forced to by the
Federal Government. So once again, we are forced to listen to their
lies and propaganda. I can understand why they turn to that sort of
deception, they have no choice, the truth would be suicide.
Here is a
little comic relief, it is a spoof of Exxon Mobil advertising with a
very interesting fact at the end.
It is also
important to know that in 1911 the Federal Government broke up
Standard Oil under the Sherman Anti Trust Act. Standard Oil became
34 independent companies after the break up, two of which became
Exxon and Mobil. Well, you can tell where this is going. In 1999
Exxon and Mobile merged. Exxon Mobil is now the largest oil company
in the world, considerably larger then its parent, Standard Oil. How
do they get away with this stuff?
Mr.
Green
This Just In
Here
is a perfect example of the underhanded cheating and immoral and
unethical strategies currently being used to short circuit alternative
energy and environmental responsibility.
This
just in from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Bogus
“Green” Business Group Fights CA Climate Plans
Dear Mr. Green,
Several independent studies show that
California’s landmark legislation to reduce global warming, AB 32,
will result in economic benefits for our state. Boosting our energy
efficiency and adding renewable energy sources will create more than
100,000 new jobs and save consumers money by lowering energy costs.
The so-called “AB 32 Implementation Group” is an organization
that has publicly claimed to be a constructive voice for
California’s global warming plans. But investigative journalists
recently exposed the players behind the group, which is actually
headed by two associations that have a
long history of fighting AB 32—the California Chamber of
Commerce and California Manufacturers & Technology Association.
In fact, among the group’s members are 22 of California’s biggest global warming polluters.
Fortunately, hundreds of forward-thinking California businesses that
support the state’s clean energy plans have found their voice,
too, with the California Business Alliance for a Green Economy. And
you can help:
We need your help to spread
the word. Together, we can prevent dangerous warming while we
grow California’ economy.
Sincerely,
Chris Carney
Western Region Outreach Coordinator
Union of Concerned Scientists
Mr.
Green
Oil in
Paradise
January
29, 2010
As
we move toward the decisions that need to be made, or should I say,
should have made by now regarding our energy future, there are
things people need to know. I have said it many times before. So, we are
going to start reporting more on some of the bad things that the bad
people have been up to. We are starting with Chevron and the
damage they have done in Ecuador. We will be launching a new website
dedicated to the exposure of the deeds of the oil companies around
the world. Here's a taste of what we will be talking about, and its a
good cause to support, please sign the petition at CheveronToxico (http://chevrontoxico.com/).
Mr.
Green
Gas Prices
January
11, 2010
Brace
yourselves, gas prices are about to go up, again. Currently the US
average price for a gallon of gas is $2.66, where I live in
California it is $2.98. Well, you can expect that to go up. I
suspect that gas prices this summer will easily top the $3.00 mark
and possibly make it at least to the half way point to $4.00. Why do
I think this will happen? Because they can get away with it. They
did it before, they will do it again. They will raise the
price and whimper and cry about what a though time they are having,
and yet they will once again post record breaking profits. They did
this in 2008 when gas prices got very close to $4.00. They sat in
front of Congress and cried. We all know who they are.
Hears
a cute story for you. Remember Standard Oil? At the beginning of the
20th century Standard Oil was the largest of the oil companies. In
1911, the US government broke up the company much in the same was as
they broke up Bell Telephone in 1984. Standard Oil broke into 24
different companies. Two of those companies were the Jersey Standard
Company and the SOCONY, (Standard Oil Company of New York). Well,
the Jersey Standard Oil Company then became Exxon and SOCONY became
Mobil.
In
1999 Exxon and Mobil merged to form Exxon Mobil, now the largest publicly
traded company in the world. Yet another of those pesky "full
circle" things.
In
2008, Exxon Mobil posted $45.2 billion in profits. Chevron, $43
billion in profits. Just so you know, $88.2 billion is enough money
to install solar systems on 8,820,000 homes. Its enough money to buy
3,528,000 $25,000.00 electric cars. its enough money to erect 73,500
mega watts of wind turbines that would power over seven million
homes. Its also enough money to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
for 9 months, but we wont talk about that.
Hears
another interesting fact. The oil industry receives between $15 and
$35 billion in subsidies every year from taxpayers. That's money out
of the taxpayers pockets. So, we pay them to make money, somehow I
just don't get that? Now I totally support subsidies when necessary,
but for these bozos? No way! That money should be going to alternative
energy and mass transportation. The Obama administration has
lowered those subsidies but it is something to think about when your
paying $3.00+ a gallon for gas.
No
matter how you look at it, we must get away from all this. Oil harms
us economically, oil adversely effects our national security, and
oil is devastating to the environment. It is obvious that we cant do
this overnight, but with a concerted effort, I believe we can lower
our oil consumption by half within 10 years, if not less. With
expanded use of alternative energy sources, expanded Cellulosic ethanol
and bio diesel, and an aggressive hybrid and electric car program
its a done deal. Look at it this way, if in ten years we can double
the average fuel mileage of cars and trucks, that in its self
would lower our need for oil by 4,450,000 barrels of oil per
day. We currently use 8,989,000 barrels of oil a day, that's over
400,000,000 gallons of gasoline, and that's just in the US. This CAN
be done, its just a matter of will.
Just
another weapon in our arsenal to combat the lies and propaganda that
are currently being perpetrated upon the American people when it
comes to the truth about "clean coal".
Please
check it out.
We
also have a new PSA.
Weapons
of Mass Destruction
Mr.
Green
The Word of
the Day, GEOTHERMAL
December
31, 2009
Ah,
the last day of the last month of the last year of the first decade
of the 21st century.
Hey,
I have a great idea! Lets dig a hold and stick a pipe in the ground
deep enough to reach a temperature hot enough to boil water. We can
send down a material that is environmentally safe that conducts and
captures enough heat to bring to the surface and boil water into
steam through
a heat exchanger and use that steam to turn a generator to generate
electricity.
Sounds
simple doesn't it, well, it really is, and that is the complicated
process. It is called geothermal energy.
Geothermal
energy is the process of using steam generated from below the ground
or as I had described above, the process of heat transfer to
generate energy. Heat from the earth can also easily be used for the
heating of homes and buildings, all of this without any emissions of
any kind. This is a true renewable clean energy source. Geothermal
is not a new technology, currently there geothermal plants operating
in eight US states producing some 3000 megawatts of electricity.
California is the leader in geothermal energy currently providing
electricity to 2.5 million homes with 21 new plants in development
that will have the capacity to power an additional one million
homes.
Another
use for geothermal energy is heating and cooling. The temperature in
the ground at 6 feet is consistently between 48 to 58 degrees
anywhere in the world regardless of the weather. Geothermal heat
pumps can be used to heat and cool homes and buildings year round
through a in ground heat exchanger. There are roughly 50,000
geothermal heat pump systems installed in the US every year.
For
more on geothermal energy please go to the geothermal page on this
website.