Comments on: U.S. Continues to Import Nearly 70% of Foreign Oil http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2009/05/08/us-continues-to-import-nearly-70-of-foreign-oil/ It's time to stop America's addiction to OPEC oil. T. Boone Pickens has a plan. Tue, 22 May 2012 17:07:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Michael Knight http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2009/05/08/us-continues-to-import-nearly-70-of-foreign-oil/#comment-7296 Michael Knight Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:52:17 +0000 http://www.pickensplan.com/news/?p=3017#comment-7296 C O N S E R V A T I O N : Free Alternative Energy Available Now ! America Continues to Waste over 70% of the Energy it Consumes. Our energy waste is culturally pervasive, and abominable ! Public and Private buildings, Schools, Churches, Homes, Outdoor lighting; EVERYWHERE is the Waste ! Global warming to extinction will be the result of our continued fossil fuel use. Stop your energy waste: now ! Human beings will not significantly conserve until the economic cost of waste is punitive. Look around you; our blatant waste and overuse is EVERYWHERE ! Taxing energy (in lieu of income taxes) is the ONLY incentive that will stop our horrendous energy waste and cause us to employ renewable energy sources. 1- ONLY with a substantial and tangible economic reward/consequence will Americans care to conserve. Crude oil must be taxed at $200 per barrel and offset by making income tax begin at $60k. Taxing energy is simple, fair, economically sound, and available TODAY. 2- The American auto industry must quickly transition to the 6.4 BILLION people reason$ to manufacture solar, wind, and other alternative energy producers. They have the infrastructure. Every home and building in the world, could be using solar energy. We are fast running out of fossil fuels ! Michael Knight, PhD Energy Conservation Policy mk.ConservationMatters@gmail.com C O N S E R V A T I O N :
Free Alternative Energy Available Now !

America Continues to Waste over 70% of the Energy it Consumes.
Our energy waste is culturally pervasive, and abominable !
Public and Private buildings, Schools, Churches, Homes, Outdoor lighting; EVERYWHERE is the Waste !
Global warming to extinction will be the result of our continued fossil fuel use.
Stop your energy waste: now !

Human beings will not significantly conserve until the economic cost of waste is punitive. Look around you; our blatant waste and overuse is EVERYWHERE !
Taxing energy (in lieu of income taxes) is the ONLY incentive that will stop our horrendous energy waste and cause us to employ renewable energy sources.

1- ONLY with a substantial and tangible economic reward/consequence will Americans care to conserve.
Crude oil must be taxed at $200 per barrel and offset by making income tax begin at $60k.
Taxing energy is simple, fair, economically sound, and available TODAY.
2- The American auto industry must quickly transition to the 6.4 BILLION people reason$ to manufacture solar, wind, and other alternative energy producers.
They have the infrastructure. Every home and building in the world, could be using solar energy. We are fast running out of fossil fuels !

Michael Knight, PhD Energy Conservation Policy mk.ConservationMatters@gmail.com

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