Comments on: Stimulus Deal Reached. How Did We Do? http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/ The blog of the Environmental Defense action community Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:00:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Heather Shelby http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5576 Heather Shelby Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:57:28 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5576 Chuck W. Pitman, The actual stimulus bill is hundreds of pages, but the Senate Committee on Appropriations has released a summary, which you can find here as a PDF: http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/SenateStimSummary.pdf Heather Shelby Online Membership Associate Environmental Defense Fund Chuck W. Pitman,

The actual stimulus bill is hundreds of pages, but the Senate Committee on Appropriations has released a summary, which you can find here as a PDF: http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/SenateStimSummary.pdf

Heather Shelby
Online Membership Associate
Environmental Defense Fund

]]> By: Jim Buchanan http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5570 Jim Buchanan Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:06:01 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5570 Are we going to finally get the wind power we desperately need in New England? That will be jobs and cheaper energy helping all businesses and families. Not to mention less dependence on foreign oil! I for one do not want to go back to the desert to fight Exxon-Mobil's War! I think 'ol Ted has slowed up the project long enough for his rich cronie neighbors on Nantucket! Along with the wind power here let's take out some of the hot air from Washington in the next election too. Even the Rep Governor from RI believes that wind power is the way to go. Bring it On! Are we going to finally get the wind power we desperately need in New England? That will be jobs and cheaper energy helping all businesses and families. Not to mention less dependence on foreign oil! I for one do not want to go back to the desert to fight Exxon-Mobil's War! I think 'ol Ted has slowed up the project long enough for his rich cronie neighbors on Nantucket! Along with the wind power here let's take out some of the hot air from Washington in the next election too. Even the Rep Governor from RI believes that wind power is the way to go. Bring it On!

]]> By: Paul Byrley http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5569 Paul Byrley Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:38:17 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5569 I really admire all of you who are so active in this cruical time for our planet. I am a not very active supporter and not nearly as informed as you all are. Because I need to learn from you, I would like to request that you re-read your posts before you submit to be sure they are clear. About a third of the posts I read were obviously missing words or using the wrong word so I was unable to even guess at the meaning. Clear communication is vital to the winning of this war. Again, thank you all so much. Paul I really admire all of you who are so active in this cruical time for our planet. I am a not very active supporter and not nearly as informed as you all are. Because I need to learn from you, I would like to request that you re-read your posts before you submit to be sure they are clear. About a third of the posts I read were obviously missing words or using the wrong word so I was unable to even guess at the meaning. Clear communication is vital to the winning of this war. Again, thank you all so much.
Paul

]]> By: Lawrence Carroll http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5568 Lawrence Carroll Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:21:12 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5568 "I heard but cannot verify that the bill supports coal and nuclear power more than . . . wind and solar . . .I'd like to know if this is true and what the details are on that." Here is the answer to your worry I think: "Pro-nuclear loan program dropped from stimulus By H. JOSEF HEBERT – 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to increase a loan guarantee program for innovative energy projects by $50 billion has been stripped from the economic recovery package after environmentalists argued it would primarily benefit the nuclear industry." url:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixsxpZbgEfS0reso1kOHO-GYSsuAD96AA3VG0 "I heard but cannot verify that the bill supports coal and nuclear power more than . . . wind and solar . . .I'd like to know if this is true and what the details are on that."

Here is the answer to your worry I think:

"Pro-nuclear loan program dropped from stimulus

By H. JOSEF HEBERT – 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to increase a loan guarantee program for innovative energy projects by $50 billion has been stripped from the economic recovery package after environmentalists argued it would primarily benefit the nuclear industry."

url:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixsxpZbgEfS0reso1kOHO-GYSsuAD96AA3VG0

]]> By: catherine http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5566 catherine Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:22:32 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5566 GOOD JOB everyone, BUT -Thank god our Congressional Representatives multiply each one of our individual e-mails as indicative of how four (?) times as many people feel. We can do better than 120,000 messages as we defend our environment and help sway policy decisions. This is the first time in my long life that we so clearly have an influence and a pulpit and we have to keep leaning into the job. Please remember to send petitions to your friends ! We need every voice we can get. THIS is our moment in energy history. We cannot fail now. GOOD JOB everyone, BUT -Thank god our Congressional Representatives multiply each one of our individual e-mails as indicative of how four (?) times as many people feel.
We can do better than 120,000 messages as we defend our environment and help sway policy decisions. This is the first time in my long life that we so clearly have an influence and a pulpit and we have to keep leaning into the job.
Please remember to send petitions to your friends ! We need every voice we can get. THIS is our moment in energy history. We cannot fail now.

]]> By: Lyra http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5565 Lyra Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:10:01 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5565 This is a major step towards enacting many environmental laws to protect our future. Let us not waver from the ongoing mission to create a sustaiable future for all living beings on this fragile planet. I have seen "Who Killed The Electric Car", "An Inconvenient Truth", and "A Crude Awakening" and these movies have spurred me to create a law addressing energy. It is called "The Zero Emissions Energy Mandate" which I have publilshed at the Care2 Petition site. I would also like to invite all of you to a group where we are discussing policy and laws which need to be created and enacted to ensure that government and businesses do not back out on their commitments to create cleaner energy and more earth friendly products. The group is located at http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/earthcollege./ Peace, Lyra Jubb This is a major step towards enacting many environmental laws to protect our future. Let us not waver from the ongoing mission to create a sustaiable future for all living beings on this fragile planet.

I have seen "Who Killed The Electric Car", "An Inconvenient Truth", and "A Crude Awakening" and these movies have spurred me to create a law addressing energy. It is called "The Zero Emissions Energy Mandate" which I have publilshed at the Care2 Petition site. I would also like to invite all of you to a group where we are discussing policy and laws which need to be created and enacted to ensure that government and businesses do not back out on their commitments to create cleaner energy and more earth friendly products. The group is located at http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/earthcollege./

Peace,
Lyra Jubb

]]> By: John http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5562 John Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:29:59 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5562 3% of the Transportation funds set aside for Transportation Enhancements money that is often used for bicycle and pedestrian transportation projects (bike lanes, trails, sidewalks etc.). 3% of the Transportation funds set aside for Transportation Enhancements money that is often used for bicycle and pedestrian transportation projects (bike lanes, trails, sidewalks etc.).

]]> By: emma http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5559 emma Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:29:38 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5559 the finger lakes region is gaining funds from the state to relieve rail workers when commission is down, which would be now. This means that the US dept of labor is spending hundreds of millions of dollars for people not to work in (so far I found) Rochester, Albany and Erie, PA when they could be using it to develop a rail system. Hopefully transit systems like these will produce a growing economic market for trade through travel. New York and Pennsylvania are two of 17 states receiving money from this fund through the dept of labor Shared Work Program. the finger lakes region is gaining funds from the state to relieve rail workers when commission is down, which would be now. This means that the US dept of labor is spending hundreds of millions of dollars for people not to work in (so far I found) Rochester, Albany and Erie, PA when they could be using it to develop a rail system. Hopefully transit systems like these will produce a growing economic market for trade through travel. New York and Pennsylvania are two of 17 states receiving money from this fund through the dept of labor Shared Work Program.

]]> By: H.Marie Ostrander http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5558 H.Marie Ostrander Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:44:04 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5558 I would not support this stimulus as long as it supports the coal industry. By the way, coal is NOT clean in any way. I would not support this stimulus as long as it supports the coal industry. By the way, coal is NOT clean in any way.

]]> By: Chuck W Pitman http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/comment-page-1/#comment-5557 Chuck W Pitman Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:37:25 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/greenroom/2009/02/11/stimulus-deal-reached-how-did-we-do/#comment-5557 When and where can we view the whole stimulus package? When and where can we view the whole stimulus package?

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