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b_sharp4/10/2012 8:35:47 pm PDT

re: #248 Gus

Yeah but that’s next to impossible to attain at this point. I could see it maybe 10 years down the road. What I could see Republicans supporting is high speed rail; light rail; solar; wind projects; etc. On that I think we could easily move forward.

The only other possibility would be some kind of catastrophic climate event such as sustained droughts; wildfires; forest fires; etc. Increased “symptoms” as it were. Otherwise, in the TPGOP environment I don’t see it happening.

It’s not the only solution. If we look at it as the only solution then we’re screwed because Republicans will simply not vote for it.

What you are saying is the framing of alternative energy sources has to pull away from the environment and become a cornerstone of the economy. That’s true, the message has to hit pocket books in a positive way for the right to embrace it.

My question is how you fund the tax incentives? Although a decent job of PR would bring investors for things like light rail, smart cars even smart grids you still have to counter the right wing image of solar/wind/thermal.