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The United States Department of Energy

August 10, 2009

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The United States Department of Energy

Due to the gas crunch of the 1970's Prez Carter started the US Department of Energy. It's initial foal was to get us off of foriegn oil. Today the department holds 13,500 employees and will spend roughly 70 Billion dollars this year. Since it's start we have doubled our imports.

Both parties have blocked energy indpendance since the day I was born. Liberals claim conservatives sleep with BIG OIL and Conservatives say Liberals sleep with T Boone Pickens. Both are right.

Federal Liberals have decided they know best for us all. Everything needs to be changed for America to survive. Conservatives believe lowering tax is the answer. I believe all problems begin to go away by creating a market. Clinton stepped into a pile of roses when everyone bought a computer, printer, soft ware, hardware, hiring tech's on his watch. Closing down multpile military bases didn't hurt his bottom line either. It obviously hurt our security. Today democrats still believe Bill had the magic economy wand and left us with a surplus and a great economy. George's market was tax breaks and war. Neither proved to be a good move.

Nothing seems to be the new need to buy in the near future. Our government has tried to create a false auto need. Few Americans are tickled. Today the United States is in dire need to become energy independant as soon as possible for multiple reasons.

1. Gas prices are rising.

2. Middle East threatening to raise prices

3. We fund terrorism

4. Americans need jobs

5. We need our dollars to stay here with Americans

6. Our dumb asz government needs the tax revenue

The two sides in the Global Warming debate will never agree. Why? Our government has too much at stake on both sides. And lets not forget we have not really sat down and debated between the experts. What we both can agree on is a cleaner planet. That said the American people and the worlds planet needs to survive.

We need to wake up as Americans. There is absolutely no reason in the world why we cannot drill for oil, gas, coal and use nuclear power. Where ever it makes sense to put a wind turbine, water power, turtle poop- do it! Sit down with the best of the best. NO bullshitz. Make a damn plan. Give yourselves 60-90 days. After that time everyone should be in agreement on a skeleton. No barter. No deals. No we will do this if we get that. No extras for research or anything to be considered pork and execute. Mobilize. Start paying Americans with jobs that will be there tomorrow. Now the unions are happy and the "working man" is happy(non-union).

The current tax structure should be looked at by the feds. A certain percentage of all incoming energy taxs goes to research & development. Funds are dispersed by Independant group. Not congress & not the senate. Than the states look at theier energy tax and take percentage for research for that indeoendant state. Tax increae by oth parties should by forbid. Figure it out for 100,000 plus with retirement and med.

Everyone wants security, independance from foriegn oil, JOBS, pay off debt, cleaner planet, stronger country, stronger economy.

Liberals suck for not drilling and not using AMERICAN resources

Conservatives suck for not figuring out a master plan and looking at alteratives

Americans suck for not figuring it out

Obama sucks because this is a no brainer. Screw being the first black prez. Alot of us would of voted for a black man or women or any women years ago. You could be an AMERICAN hero instead of a zero if you get with the AMERICAN program.

This is simple math to alot of our problems. Maybe all of our problems.

What am I missing besides my brain

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

United States Department of Energy executive department of the federal government responsible for coordinating national activities relating to the production, regulation, marketing, and conservation of energy. The department is also responsible for the federal nuclear weapons program and the high risk research and development of energy technology. In the wake of the energy crisis of the mid-1970s, when the price of oil rapidly increased, concerns that the United States had no energy policy led President Carter to create (1977) the cabinet-level department. Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger was named the first secretary. The department consolidated the functions previously handled by the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the Federal Power Commission, as well as certain energy-related tasks previously managed by other

United States Department of Energy executive department of the federal government responsible for coordinating national activities relating to the production, regulation, marketing, and conservation of energy. The department is also responsible for the federal nuclear weapons program and the high risk research and development of energy technology. In the wake of the energy crisis of the mid-1970s, when the price of oil rapidly increased, concerns that the United States had no energy policy led President Carter to create (1977) the cabinet-level department. Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger was named the first secretary. The department consolidated the functions previously handled by the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the Federal Power Commission, as well as certain energy-related tasks previously managed by other federal agencies. The Dept. of Energy emphasized energy conservation by encouraging voluntary energy curbs and through coordinated federal policy. Although Ronald Reagan criticized the department during his 1980 election campaign as an example of government wastefulness and unwarranted governmental control of private enterprise, he did not abolish the department once in office. The department's chief subdivisions direct programs in energy, environmental quality, national security, and science. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent organization within the department.

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