Carol Browner: U.S. Needs a National Energy Policy

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As I've said many times before, any viable U.S. Energy policy for the next few decades must include a combination of:
1. Consumption, Conservation and energy efficiency
2. Fossil Fuels-Oil, natural gas and coal
3. Nuclear
4. Renewables-wind, solar, ocean, biofuels, etc.
5. Geothermal, hydro, etc.

Fred Kesinger of TX 3:56PM May 19, 2010

That's what they said in 1973 after the oil embargo.
First step: Curb gas guzzling vehicles.
Objection: Americans like big cars. US car companies are dependent on them for profits.
Result: Rank cowardice and calcification in Congress brings fresh inertia.

Luther of LA 11:33PM April 06, 2010

As expected Carol Browner has ignored the need for Yucca Mountain to complete an energy policy that is both clean in its effuents, but also in its byproducts such as the 70,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel that sits in over 100 USA reactor sights with out a solution promised by the US government in 1996.
Edward Gonzalez is right in that DOE Sec Chu's blue ribbon commission is a sham and has even restricted its ability to consider Yucca Mountain as a central storage site.
This political disaster wastes over 9 Billion dollars already invested in thie very real and vialble storage facility.
We need to replace not only Chu, but Obama, Reid and Pelosi so we can allow our best technology to prevail, not simply that which is policitally coreect.

John Orth of WI 2:55PM April 06, 2010

Carol Brownwer has articulated what many of us know, and fail to demand. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu is, and has been asleep at the switch since his appointment. He has truly turned out a Dis-Appointment, and should be replaced ASAP as Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE).
...His apparent laizzez-faire attitude prompted Pres. Obama last Mar 2010 to Direct Dr. Chu to appoint a 15 member commission to seek soluion to Nuclear waste disposal, as well as the best techollogy to generate energy. The way The White House Directive was worded implied the need to seek better energy sources such as Thorium U232 aqs a potential answer to both generation and waste disposal, while eliminating Nuclear Weapons Grade Uranium creation...
Secretary Chu proceeded to appoint a 15 member Blue Ribbon Commission, but answerable only to him, or his designees; Further the Commission's charter shows a tightly supervised Commission which may only meet twice a year, and then for a couple of days. He also appointed several "Deputy Dogs" to look only in the direction he seeks, and no other: TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF THE URANIUM NUCLEAR CARTEL in the U.S., and by ente, the intersts of foreign countries which seek to monopolize our nuclear generating industry with patented technology and even Uranium fuel rods. Such Companies are G.E. Hitachi, and GE Toshiba which have now joined hands "Against the world" Note that Secretary Chu has promoted the issuance of a much greater (by several Billion U.S.Dolllars) of Loan Guarantees to U.S. Nuke Planners.... Secretay Chu seems financially interested in this industry, and no other. A good indicator for those looking for corruption in High, High Places.
Some of us had placed a high expectation on the Wite House Directive to DOE, But it seems Dr. Steven Chu does not seem to get the message, or worse yet, seeks to ignore it. JUST ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION COMMISSION - A colosal waste of time for our country; at a time when we can least afford it. Dr Steven Chu needs to be replaced as DOE Secretary - ASAP

Edward Gonzalez of TX 1:30AM April 06, 2010