>Dear Friends:
Last week, the House passed the Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act to give a boost to federal research into biofuels. Particularly in this day and age, it is critical that we do all we can to break our dependence on foreign oil. It is not only good policy for our environment, it is a crucial national security policy as well.
During debate, I voted for a motion to expand the scope of the research supported by this bill. Biofuels is fuel produced from biomass or any recently living organism or its metabolic byproducts. Biofuels represents a promising alternative source of energy, but it is by no means the only alternative fuel technology worth pursuing. The language I voted for would have allowed for greater research into all alternative fuels. Regrettably this motion failed.
The bill is similar to legislation passed by the House of Representatives in September 2006. Regrettably, the Senate failed to act on this commonsense initiative so the House was forced to vote on it again. I am hopeful that the Senate will take action this time.
As I noted above, energy independence is a national security necessity. We should not be limiting our search for alternative sources of energy; all options must be on the table.
Sincerely,
Scott Garrett
Member of Congress
Contacting Rep. Garrett
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>Rep. Garrett:
What is you position on expanding domestic oil drilling and nuclear energy?
>I dont know about Scott but I am all for drilling everywhere and nuking everyone …LOL
>Not a very bright comment PJ…might have been a little funnier if it wasn’t such a serious issue. Yesterday it was reported that Iran (world’s second largest oil reserves) will be out of exportable oil in 10 years and will start rationing domestic oil immediately. If that wasn’t bad enough, new oil has not been discovered in Saudi Arabia since 1969. At that time, Aramco projected reserves at then current levels of 40-50 years. Unfortunately, production has been dramatatically increased and the state-owned Saudi Aranmco has not disclosed reserve numbers since 1970. If the 1969 numbers were in the ball park, the Saudis will be out of oil in the next 10-20 years.
>the Saudis will be out of oil in the next 10-20 years. I heard all this bull in the 1970’s sorry didn’t buy it then and I don’t buy it now . By the way the Saudis are presently flooding the world market with oil to grab market share from some of there less able competitors. When thru political means YOU don’t allow domestic drilling ,don’t allow investment in energy infrastructure YOU get what YOU deserve .. As for me I have joined the information revolution so I can work from home and don’t have to drive or commute …my friend our energy problems are all our political own doing and to quote a former Ridgewood resident “the problem is YOU live here”
>PJ…I’m not sure who YOU think I am. But, you are mistaken. I have long been in favor of investing more in our energy complex (ethanol will never be a real solution…that’s more about subsidizing farmers). BTW, stop jerking us around PJ…excuse me if I don’t buy the idea of you thinking about energy policy in the 70’s…you were a pimple-faced kid in junior high school. When you want to learn something on the subject and become a little more informed, read a book called “Twilight in the Desert” by Matthew Simmons. You’ll might be a little less sure that the Saudis have endless oil. It is interesting that the petro-dollar states are all scrambling to diversify their economies away from oil. Maybe they know somethink you don’t, PJ!?!? Maybe “Fly on The Wall” should investigate that and report back to the blog…
>the sky is falling the sky is falling
>”You’ll might be a little less sure that the Saudis have endless oil” Sorry never claimed Saudi Arabia had an endless oil supply, just explained to you that they were pumping more oil to stamp out there less able competition and that I have heard all this end of the world stuff before in the 1970’s and now like then it was agenda driven and wrong. It is interesting that the petro-dollar states are all scrambling to diversify their economies away from oil. Maybe they know some think you don’t, PJ!?!? Nice too know your living in the 1970’s hey the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac are making a come back so why not, this process of diversifying away from a “petro” based economy in Saudi Arabia has been going on for years (like 40) nice of you to notice, but it has had very limited success .This process has worked about as well as General Motors making a good small car.
I did say however that the energy issues in the USA is purely political and even a …”excuse me if I don’t buy the idea of you thinking about energy policy in the 70’s…you were a pimple-faced kid in junior high school” knew how stupid and irresponsible the policies of the 1970’s were. This “pimple faced kid” was busy selling coffee to people stuck on gas lines who voted for jimmy carter. Don’t assume everyone has been dumbed down by public re-education or PC education. If you were better versed in history you would recognize that we have been here before and the same stupid people (from the 1970’s) are proposing more of the same stupid things that didn’t work the first time. Perhaps some basic reading of history would help. The simple fact is that since the 1970’s the USA has failed invest in exploration, and energy infrastructure what ever energy you chose, ask your great leader Teddy Kennedy about his NO WIND MILLS in my back yard policy or the people of Long Island closing down Shoreham folks YOU get what you ask for and that’s it ,so don’t cry its what YOU wanted.
My point being that energy is a strategic national issue ,and yet we as a country have not had any political will to tackle it.
>PJ…you really need to tone down your “finger wagging”. It’s tiresome. Especially, when you don’t really know your facts. I am well versed in history. And, I have first hand knowledge of this issue. I agree with you about the our underinvestment, Ted Kennedy and the NIMBYs on Long Island (or in Grove Park for that matter). You are correct that energy is a strategic national issue, as it is with every industrialized contry. Therefore, oil and gas offer strategic leverage for the countries who have the reserves. This is a global issue that has far-reaching geopolitical and socioeconomic implications, so we need to think about it that way.
You are dead wrong about the Middle East diversifying from oil for 40 years. 40 years ago, Saudi Arabia had not taken control of Aramco, which was a partnership of the major global oil companies of the day. While the oil companies partnered with the Saudis, the Saudis, themselves, had were waiting for long-term agreements to expire before they could take control of their own destiny. The last thing they were considering in 1967 was how to diversify their economy. They were aggressively looking for new reserves and would soon employ innovative techniques to pressurize their wells and increase their productivity. Unfortunately, they did not understand that these techniques would dramatically reduce the total amount of “recoverable” oil. They also learned that these techniques would lead to an irreversable increase in “cut” or water in the crude. The process to remove the water from the crude permanently increased production costs. As a whole, it has not been until the last few years, that the region has worked to replace oil as the dominant source of revenue. And, they have a very long way to go. Revenue from oil is just as much a problem for them as oil dependency is for the US.
For a years, the UAE has spent $billions on “bridges to nowhere” in places like Dubai (you should see the frivolous “insfrastructure” construction), which has done little to transform the M/E economies reliance on oil. Only now is the region truly embracing tourism and other industries to transform their economies. Unfortunately, they are decades behind where they should be.
It might be a good idea to get your facts right before jumping up on your stump…then again, that is the M.O. for many people on this blog…get half the story, then shoot first and aim second!
>PJ looks like this guy proved your point and he so full of himself he dosent see it …
>Looks to me like the town “know it alls” cant take the heat
>then again, that is the M.O. for many people on this blog…get half the story, then shoot first and aim second!
You mean like the renovation of the village hall where the public was misinformed that the village employed a qualified architect?
You mean like the renovation of the village hall where the public was misinformed that the village employed a qualified architect?
>Looks like PJ and anonymous 8:16 agree on a number of things, but PJ might have gotten carried away with some of his statements and got called on them. Nice to see blogs that are more than self-interested bitch sessions and attempt to be factual.
>”PJ might have gotten carried away with some of his statements and got called on them. Nice to see blogs that are more than self-interested bitch sessions and attempt to be factual”.
like what? ,the other poster merely attempted to impress us with his knowledge of Saudi Arabia (from one book he/she read once) and not refute any of my points I had made his entire commentary virtually confirmed everything I said.
The point of this blog is to focus on local issues that are not covered by any other media sources ,as I have said before your friends and neighbors are the people posting including many Village employees adn Village “big shots”. Sorry but the days of one sided news making excuses for everything are over in Ridgewood ,get used to it.