SENATE BILL: Atlasian Green Jobs Act (Law'd)

[Napoleon]

I'm likely to support this.

I'd like to know what percentage of our energy is currently from renewable resources and the impact thus bill would have on the numbers.

[Napoleon]

I will offer an amendment to give all $80 billion to solar power plants.

[Napoleon]

I will offer an amendment to give all $80 billion to solar power plants.

I think it would be better if you split it differently... say $50 billion for solar, $20 billion for hydro (including wave and tidal), and $10 for "other" including wind and geothermal.

I was offering that due to concerns about fish and birds for hydro and wind.

[Napoleon]

Here's a friendly reminder to everyone on Atlasia's existing relevant statutes!

Note that all Federal government electricity usage is required to be from renewable sources, so in Atlasia there's already a significant stable demand in the alternative energy market which would allow economies of scale to more easily develop compared to the United States. Atlasia also has a Federal carbon tax, which embeds the cost of pollution into non-clean energy sources. There's also a bunch of other incentives on the books in support of clean energy development. Given these laws, I believe it would be safe to assume that Atlasia's renewable energy producers are in a much stronger position relative to those in the real-world United States.

Also, note that there was $100 billion funded for alternative energy in Atlasia's version of the Stimulus, though it didn't specify the specific types of energy it would go towards.

Awwwwwww. 

I'm still willing to help make this a useful bill if you'd like to stick with it.

[Napoleon]

I'm not sure what kind of amending we can do to this bill in it's present state. I'm all for green jobs, and I think that industry is the future of our economy, but I'm wary of pumping another $80 billion into the industry given our current budgetary issues and state of our economy. If the benefits are worth it, I'd be totally for it, but given all the work we've already done, I think we're already well on our way to energy independence. Just IMO. 

While energy independence is a good head start, we really ought to be on a path to energy sustainability. To do so, we need to develop industry and infrastructure for renewable energy to begin phasing out fossil fuels for good. I wouldn't waste an opportunity to build a better future just because progress has already been made.

[Napoleon]

Aye