Carter Tried To Stop Bush's Energy Disasters - 28 Years Ago »
Posted by: greenmac 2 months, 2 weeks ago199 Comments Report this Story
Yes Carter say the future of where the energy sector was heading....who paid attention??
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greenmac2 months, 2 weeks ago
"If we failed to develop alternative sources of renewable energy and conserve what we have, the alternative could be nasty. As Carter pointed out: "We will have a crash program to build more nuclear plants, strip-mine and burn more coal, and drill more offshore wells than we will need if we begin to conserve now. Inflation will soar, production will go down, people will lose their jobs. Intense competition will build up among nations and among the different regions within our own country. "If we fail to act soon, we will face an economic, social and political crisis that will threaten our free institutions." - JIMMY CARTER
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Beau78902 months, 2 weeks ago
And people hated Jimmy because he appeared ineffective in freeing the U.S. hostages in Iran...while Reagan, his opponent for president in 1980, was sabotaging his efforts by illegally negotiating with terrorists himself.
And that reminds me--wasn't Reagan doing the same thing Republicans are complaining about Obama *proposing* to do legally--sitting down and talking to criminal terrorists in Iran?
The difference is that Reagan actually made deals with terrorists on is own, and sold them arms illegally, bypassing Congress.
Reagan delayed the hostages' release until after he took office so as not to give any credit to Carter, (showing GREAT concern for the hostages by extending their stay in Iran) and he later gave these same terrorists arms in exchange for cash with which to fund his secret war in Nicaragua...training Osama bin-Laden along the way.
Amazing. THIS is the guy Republicans see as a demi-God.
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slate2 months, 1 week ago
Funny how your history stopped 20 years ago and the article title indicates that Cater somehow could predict not only Bush being in office but he tried to stop him from being where his is today.
Let's see Jimmy Carter, oh yeah I remember him, I remember having a license plate that ended with an odd number and only being able to pump gas on odd days, if we had gas that was. I remember buying my first house at 12.85% interest. Yeah Buddy Carter what a gem that one was.
But I too Digress,,, what were you saying again?
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BB642 months, 1 week ago
Once again we have people pitching the October surprise nonsense. If Reagan was as petty as you claim, why would he permit Jimmy Carter to travel to Germany and ride home with the hostages? That would have been a perfect opportunity for him to make additional points.
As to Carter's "leadership", you're kidding right? Jimmy plays the peacemaker yet associates with guys like Castro, Chavez and Marcos.
As to working with Iran, the Reagan White House did and look what it got us, nothing. You cannot negotiate with a terrorist nation.
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Georgia502 months, 1 week ago
Carter viewed the source of the problem as "rapidly diminishing resources."
To grasp the magnitude of his ignorance, one need only ask: "Do we have MORE or LESS proven oil reserves today than we did when Carter spoke those words?"
The author blames Bush and his staff for not doing THEIR research ????
Notwithstanding, Carter made valid points about establishing energy policy, his premise for doing so was clearly flawed and may likely have led him to implement disasterous policies as a result.
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dunkirk2 months, 1 week ago
We have less reserves today then we did during the Carter era. Unfortunately what you show is the typical right wing declaration of let the other guy worry about it. Instead RayGun cancelled programs that would have reduced the effect of this price increase (actually the fall of the dollar under Bush's idiotic economic policies) via devellopment of alternate energy sources to fund his star wars progeram. Another tax money giveaway to the military industrial complex for no return.
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Justice4All2 months, 1 week ago
Do we have higher or lower oil prices? Who controls the price today?
Do you know where those proven reserves came from? Not from discoveries, but from re-evaluating old fields and deciding there is more oil than they thought. Like when OPEC started allocating production based on reserves. Everyone re-calculated their reserves.
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Tangent0012 months, 1 week ago
Regardless of how much oil we have 'on tap', it is a finite resource. Period. Eventually we WILL run out. The only thing people disagree on is when.
Hindsight is 20/20, but if we had ramped up renewable energy efforts even a little 28 years ago, we might not be in as big a pickle as we are now. If we make renewable energy a priority NOW, we'll be much, much better off 28 years from now than if we do nothing. Drilling is only a stop-gap measure. We have off-the-shelf technology that can be deployed relatively quickly, if only the powers that be made it a priority.
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BB642 months, 1 week ago
Carter's energy plan? It came into being about the same time he lost the election. Carter for his 4 years had poor policies in just about everything he did. He was against the Shaw but supported the Soviets with low cost loans. Complained about human rights yet was and has done nothing but praise Castro, Chavez and was a frequent host to Marcos. Carter supported Israel until Arab oil money started showing up in his charity's coffers. Now he's the biggest supporter of the PLO and other Arab supported terror organizations.
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Klarissa2 months, 1 week ago
Carter let the reserves go almost dry and had to ration gas because the oil-producing companies had us over a barrel
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