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What the right hand giveth . . . .

Posted by Heading Out on February 21, 2006 - 12:06am
Topic: Alternative energy
Tags: biofuel, energy plan, funding, hydrogen, nrel [list all tags]

Just a short note as I pause briefly to change suitcase contents in a more than usually intense travel period, I saw that President Bush is now starting to place more emphasis on his Energy Program. Discussion under the fold.
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Econbrowser: MC on gas taxes and the president's plan...

Posted by Prof. Goose on February 20, 2006 - 4:43pm
Topic: Demand/Consumption
Tags: advanced energy initiative, demand destruction, energy, gas tax, nrel [list all tags]

Menzie Chinn over at Econbrowser has put together a thoughtful post on gas taxes, consumption, and the AEI. Seeing as how Bush is in CO at the NREL touting the AEI today, it seems worth a look.
The foregoing suggests that if the objective is to end oil addiction -- at least in my lifetime -- the current set of Administration plans will not achieve that goal.
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