Jerry Taylor
Jerry Taylor
Jerome Cogburn "Jerry" Tayloris an American environmentalist activist and policy analyst...
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We seem to have economic amnesia. Decisions about what sort of technologies to invest in, what fuels to produce and in what quantity are best made by consumers and business, and not by politicians.
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One side believes prices are established by supply and demand, ... The other believes prices are the result of conspiracy, whim or production costs.
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As far as the new subsidies for coal, wind, solar, nuclear and ethanol are concerned, if those technologies have economic merit, no subsidy is necessary. If they don't, then no subsidy will provide it.
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This bill will allow politicians to tell voters they're, quote, doing something about high energy prices. And the bill also allows politicians to hand out subsidies and preferences and tax dollars to well-organized interest groups -- and that's what Congress likes to do best.
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There are things teachers implement that aren't reflected in the improvement plans or in scores, ... There are things they are doing right every day.
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Price gouging -- like spinach -- may be unappealing at first bite but it's good for everyone in the long run,
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I heard Mr. Rees exactly what he said. I think that is neither here nor there right now. The same judge that accepted Commissioner Rees order can also accept ours. My side has never been heard. Your all's side was heard, not mine,
reflection weather events
It's false. There is absolutely no evidence that extreme weather events are on the increase. None. The argument that more and more dollar damages accrue is a reflection of the greater amount of wealth we've created.
nice talking numbers
... you know that a plan was dreamed up by politicians and pollsters - and not by, oh, anyone who knows what they are talking about - when the numbers are nice and round with a catchy ring to them...
add benefit consumers corporate energy high prices proposals provide
I don't think consumers benefit from corporate welfare, and that's all that these proposals add up to. With energy prices as high as they are, we don't need to provide any incentives.
It's overwhelming because there are so many things to do.
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It's possible, but that kind of reduction doesn't protect us from supply disruption. If we don't import oil from Iran, if they removed themselves from the market, it would increase crude prices regardless of where we're getting our oil.
cheap fairly
It's a fairly easy, cheap way of posturing before the crowd.
gas higher simply
It's not really a compensation for higher gas prices. It's simply a please-vote-for-me-in-November payment.