No RES in Senate Energy Bill

It is great that we are getting out of the subsidy business for an inefficient, costly and health riddled industry when it comes to wind energy. If wind is viable let industry support it on it's own not on the backs of tax payers.

Lenny59, Your an idiot! I guess you and the others like you have no problem by giving subsidies to the oil/gas, nuclear, coal and utility industries. If you think its a waste to give subsidies to renewable energy than cut all subsidies. Put renewables on a level playing field, then watch where the cost increases go for fuel and power. Then Americans will be paying the true cost for energy. I am sick and tired of you people that come on sites or where ever else and say if renewables are so good why do they need subsidies. I was always under the impression that subsidies were for new and emerging technologies like the fossil fuel industry when they were first developing in the 19th and then into the 20th century. But I guess you have no problem giving tax dollars to companies that rake in over a billion dollars every quarter of the year in profits. Maybe if you and a few other people would educate themselves, you will see how much more other dollars come out of taxpayers that get funneled to these companies. Lenny, our country developed these technologies, but because of these industries with their influence in D.C. are controlling their destiny. At least with wind and solar you personally could lower you operating costs of your home, plus give more valuation to your home on the market. This in turn would allow you to purchase another case or two of Budwieser. Oh, buy the way, if you did not know, Budwieser is foreigned owned. One more item, I do like beer! Have a great day and maybe find out how much of your money is going to big oil/ga, big coal, nuclear industry and the utilities who bad mouth Europe and say they are socialists. Well in Europe, you can pick the utility you want, based on price and service. Here you have know choice. Where is the free market and where is the monopoly. Wake UP, we in the renewable industry are on your side because we pay taxes too and I love this country!

This election season, it would be very helpful to remember that political actions affecting the future of renewable energy developments in this country are not forwarded or blocked by some amorphous government body, such as the Senate or Congress. Aside from coal/oil states Dems, the reality is the Republican party has acted unilaterally as the enemy of progress towards achieving a clean and sustainable energy policy for America. Recent failures by Congress to pass meaningful energy policy reforms are best describe in individual cause and effect political terms. Quoting Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, who blamed Republicans for refusing to cooperate on RES priorities, a national RPS, and other energy reforms... "We don't have a single Republican to work with us."

Add to bill-bugbee's comment, why not list a run down of the nay's and ayes to this and other renewable bills so that we voters might have a clear picture of who's voting against green energy come November. It would make a great addition to this website and sound a clarion call to those on high.