I love this opportunity to show the world how insular and Albania-like RI is.
We have a unique lopsided state power arrangement where the three branches are NOT even close to equal. The general assembly controls it all with the governor and senate having ceremonial power at best. The one-party G.A. is in turn controlled by the speaker whose slick system of committee's virtually assures a few insiders dictator-like powers. The said we could put balance of powers to the voters to join the other 49 states, if we could collect 20,000 signatures. We did. They reneged and laughed at us, basically. The special interests run things. In fact we are 7 or 8th highest in education costs and 9th lowest in performance. And the teacher union has a desk INSIDE the state house rotunda! So. if the mob, or one of a few key RI special interests want wind power because they can make some money, it will happen. A very few make up the rules here, and that's it. Sometimes this institutional lawlessness is to our advantage. google "Craig Price". _____ From: Robert McElwee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 1:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: NPC: NMC: Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less - Petition Nope, it will be an uphill battle. People will be saying it scares the birds or confuses the wales or some crap like that <G>. On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here in RI, our Governor has proposed a vast wind farm just off shore (where there is ideal wind), to generate 15% of our electricity. Once the mob finds a way to get their cut, Im sure there will be no stopping it. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 1:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: NPC: NMC: Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less - Petition I have said for years - although no one has ever listened - that gasoline should cost more. I'll complain as much as anyone, but price will - and already has - had a major impact on the consumer's decision making. New truck and SUV sales are way off this year. Ever ride bumper cars at the fair? Nobody gets hurt because all the "vehicles" are the same size. That's the way to make our streets and highways safer as well. And, FWIW, here in the arid west water should be a lot more expensive as well. It is way to cheap and people make a lot of bad decisions based on cheap water. Jim in Tucson In a message dated 6/20/2008 9:53:40 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Personally, I would love to see oil stay high like it is - but not enough to break the economy - and let the economics continue to spur alternatives to enough of an unstoppable degree that even if the competition drives oil back down (not likely with china and india and oil nations themselves increasing demand), we have other choices. There seems delightfully a bewildering array of alternatives RIGHT NOW! solar, wind, thermal, tidal, safer nuclear, electricf cars, hydrauilic hybrids, better batteries, fuel cells, smart highways, SO MUCH! Why would anyone go back to singular reliance on stinky fossil fuels alone? _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert McElwee Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 12:36 AM To: Fred Hubert Cc: miatapower List Subject: Re: NPC: NMC: Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less - Petition Even though I disagree with everything Thomas said and have a huge problem with his leftist thinking, I don't see any reason to stop him from saying it. If he wants to show that he is a complete moron (in a NMC/NPC thread) I have no problem with it. If someone starts spouting political garbage in my "rear main oil seal" thread then they should be strung up by their testicles. On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Fred Hubert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Let's keep the politics off list please. ~ Fred Thomas Smith wrote: > I think we need to see this issue for what it really is. Access to > cheaper oil will not lower gas prices, but it will increase oil > company profits which I think is the likely goal of the Bush > administration. This idea that the oil companies would pass any cost > reductions onto the consumer is comical. -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 40 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _____ Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars <http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007> . -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 40 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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