We Need a Comprehensive National Energy Policy

Will politics allow for a sane policy with a vision for a long-term energy solution that values the environment?

The President and Congress needs to create a long overdue National Energy Policy that fully recognizes the severity of the energy and global warming crises facing the US and the world. The National Energy Policy must include funding for energy research and development. We need to spend money, lot’s of money….possibly $2 – $3 trillion in Government, private and corporate money over the next ten years, and possibly more. That said, we should not spend money for the sake of spending money. We need a realistic plan for solving short and long-term energy needs. A non-partisan commission should be established to create the National Energy Plan and monitor its ongoing progress. The commission should include Government, industrial, academic and military members.