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- inactive, on 06/28/2008, -6/+125*smacks forehead with hand... why oh why!
- inactive, on 06/28/2008, -23/+110What are the Democrats thinking?
This is why Congress has the lowest approvals ever. - fr3ddie, on 06/28/2008, -8/+88............................................______ __
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..................................., - dafragsta, on 06/28/2008, -5/+70The game is fixed.
- OfF3nSiV3, on 06/28/2008, -6/+67So, they halt alternative energy projects to study the enviornment impact..do they halt oil and other polutting projects too?!
Remember that factory in the Great Lakes where they were even given some more freedom to pollute the lake?! - JazminMillion, on 06/28/2008, -18/+73As if the US government gives a ***** about plants and wildlife, I bet they are doing this so they can drill for oil instead! Why is Bush still around, anyone?
- kanvas, on 06/28/2008, -4/+54In other news, oil production has been halted worldwide for fear of increasing gas prices.
- sk11, on 06/28/2008, -16/+60Democrat: Solar power will change our future for the better, any one can see the obvious eventual benefits, it's inevitable.
Oil lobby: here's a few million bucks, a gift, you know, cus we think you're so great, whatever.
Democrat: (OMG I'm rich, I'm rich, RICH, RICH, RICH, mo' money, mo' money,...)
Democrat: we need to fully understand the implications of solar power stations on desert wildlife. This will take a whole year...
Oil lobby: 2
Democrat: err, 2 whole years to, err, err..
Oil lobby: establish
Democrat: yes, two whole years to establish.
* Mindless drones applaud *
MSM clown: well we were going to talk about the government's new decision on solar energy, but we've just gotten word that Paris Hilton got drunk again and stripped off in public.
Clueless idiot #1: oh no she didn't.
Clueless idiot #2: hee hee, heh, tv news funny now, hee hee.
Oil lobby tools on digg: this decision is the best ever, blah blah free market, blah blah, oil makes no profit, blah blah, there're no political problems due to it's use, burning oil releases happy rainbow clouds... - hollyminkowski, on 06/28/2008, -4/+47Moronic!
All solar panels do is provide nice shady spots for all the little creatures. - fzoid, on 06/28/2008, -4/+45How many people thought this was a Onion headline?
- RedPhalanx, on 06/28/2008, -5/+40Oh, the irony.
- kingofinternet, on 06/28/2008, -2/+31Bureau of Land Management is under the Department of the Interior, it's under the executive branch, not Congress.
MORONS! - inactive, on 06/28/2008, -2/+27FUD
The US government is putting a hold on new solar energy projects on public land.
Public land. This doesn't stop the development of the technology. Nor does it stop the installation of facilities on land not under the control of the BLM. - jadrian, on 06/28/2008, -2/+25It's says why in the article. Because it "is required by law and backed by environmental groups". Why would anyone with as much as half a brain expect such a large scale project not to need a proper environmental impact study?
- borez, on 06/28/2008, -3/+21The thing is though... is there really enough sun to go around? If we build these solar panels all over the planet and use up all of the Sun, we'll only have ourselves to blame.
- chukd, on 06/28/2008, -7/+25This is why the Reps and Dems are the same. They preach the religion of green energy production then do everything to stop it. We can't have wind farms off the coast because birds might fly into them and it will disrupt the fish. We can't drill for oil off shore because of the environment, can't use nuclear because of waste. This country needs a solid third party, some one with real solutions.
- Insightful, on 06/28/2008, -5/+22Hah, I see what you did there. Too bad the Bureau of Land Management is this administration - not this Congress. Bush is the one that killed this, not this Congress, or even the Democrats.
Furthermore, the Congress has low approval ratings because 1. the Public hates Republicans, and 2) the Public hates democrats for not having enough gut/spine/balls to stand up to the Republicans as evident by continuing to fund the war and capitulating on FISA. - MortalynFlux, on 06/28/2008, -3/+18You should make this into a comic strip.
- localzuk, on 06/28/2008, -5/+18You mean that in the 30 year existence of this technology, and the multitude of large scale projects that exist around the world, there have been no environmental studies done? I don't believe that for a second. Also, if these projects are being built in predominantly desert like areas (such as Nevada) how much real damage to wildlife can there actually be? There's sod all living in the middle of a desert!
I'm sure they didn't bother with environmental studies when they were setting off nukes there... - jahurt, on 06/28/2008, -0/+12Do you really think that environmentalists are behind this?
- gquaglia, on 06/28/2008, -7/+19Because we all know its much better for the environment to burn coal and oil by the ton. What a bunch of buffoons!
- cerberes, on 06/28/2008, -11/+22***** idiots... just push the big red button and get it all over with.
- Morshade, on 06/28/2008, -4/+14so bad
- MortalynFlux, on 06/28/2008, -8/+18Everyone's blaming the Democrat's here. But the Bureau of Land Management was hand-picked by failed oilsman George Dubya Bush to allow his oil buddies to drill on public lands, and we're not just talking about deserts here.
This is obviously a ploy to kill green energy, while making everyone mad at environmentalists. It's a two for one, and Bush and Chaney are laughing about this over a scotch. - goon5000, on 06/28/2008, -3/+12this has nothing to do with politics or the environment. This is typical big government BS, making work for themsleves and their fat useless staff to justify their budget and their worthless jobs. "Oh, you want to put solar panels in? well, we're going to need 2 years worth of PUBLIC MONEY so we can hire more useless staff and sit on our ass for the next 2 years COLLECTING PUBLIC MONEY for ourselves, then you can have your solar panels."
It's really that simple.
The only answer to this nonsense is to vote for whoever promises to cut taxes. The dems and reps are 2 sides of the same fat coin. I'm voting Libertarian. - hiPpymIck, on 06/28/2008, -1/+9Dugg for the nukes point..lol
- TheMachine1, on 06/28/2008, -2/+10The ideal place to put solar panels is on roof tops anyway.
- dougbert, on 06/28/2008, -2/+10WTF? Uhm, isn't Germany covered in solar panels now? Why can't we just look at their results and continue? Oh yes, the "wrong" people are still making the profits and we need to "fix" that first!!! Du-oh!
- PBurnsOneDown, on 06/28/2008, -1/+8a 'real man' is a social construct. go ask an aboriginal bush man what a real man is. im sure he is more of a man than youll ever be
- jeffsback2223, on 06/28/2008, -2/+9Digg can learn from your example. THIS is an appropriate time to use face palm.
- iSkylla, on 06/28/2008, -2/+9Congrats, want a cookie?
You're an idiot. - borez, on 06/28/2008, -0/+7For once, I thought I might just get away without it.
...guess not. - mynameisrobert, on 06/28/2008, -1/+8It's true, the suns rays will kill you!
Everybody in history has been exposed to these dangerous photons, and most have died. - trogdor282, on 06/28/2008, -1/+8I understand the need for the study, but solar's been around since the Carter administration. Nobody thought to get this out of the way?
- grahamj1978, on 06/28/2008, -3/+10I would think our other methods of energy generation are far more damaging. Take the various ways used to extract coal. I seriously doubt a solar farm is going to have the same impact as a several kilometer wide surface coal mining operation.
- inactive, on 06/28/2008, -4/+11Should've had a V8!
- borez, on 06/28/2008, -0/+6You didn't actually think I was being serious there did you?
...Oh dear. - Scruffydan, on 06/28/2008, -3/+9It is just odd that Bush chose this as his first attempt to be environmentally responsible
- goon5000, on 06/28/2008, -1/+7well lets face it, no one is getting laid driving a solar car. and if you did, the girl probably does'nt shave her legs
- digitalghost1, on 06/28/2008, -1/+7If solar power is going to be deployed across large areas of public lands then it seems sensible to do a environmental impact study, get it right the first time. I can agree on lifting the bureaucratic red-tape faster on these projects, an executive order to fast track the study can help perhaps (won't be the first time)? If not a real act of trying to get things done, then at least a symbol that the administration takes this seriously.
Solar Power FTW!
http://www.israel-times.com/business/2007/10/israe ... - ahhell, on 06/28/2008, -5/+11Those oil lobbyists are sneaky bastards.
- libkarl2, on 06/28/2008, -1/+6Thank you.
I was going to call ***** on some of these "Blame the Democrats" trolls. Not only is the BLM under the executive branch, it is (I know this from personal experience) one of the most corrupt and inept government agencies we have. - sk11, on 06/28/2008, -1/+6Yeah, and oil use releases happy rainbow clouds.
- yazheirx, on 06/28/2008, -1/+6The environmentalists have been doing this to builders for decades. It looks like the neocons decided to use their game against them.
It is a childish move, but not one that the environmental movement has not used time and time again to prevent something they did not want.
Sad. - thecoolestguy, on 06/28/2008, -0/+5Why not just mandate that all people stop breeding. Eventually the human population will dwindle to zero and there will no more environmental damage caused by humans.
- tito184, on 06/28/2008, -2/+7Stop making sense! This is Digg!
- Insightful, on 06/28/2008, -1/+6Blogears is a blowhard idiot.
- acliffhang3r, on 06/28/2008, -0/+5How is that different from farming any large tract of land. Haven't studies been already made about "spraying herbicides over thousands of acres of land" over the long history of mechanized farming?.
- stonewall123, on 06/28/2008, -0/+5Tyranny? Come on........ such a black and white world you live in. Have you ever stopped to consider why people object to some energy projects? We should always strive for better more efficient intelligent ways to do things. There are right ways and wrong ways to do things and many people (not just environmentalists) want to see things done right in the first place so they don't have negative impacts in the long run.
Oils- we use too much and it dirty.
Coal- obviously we need less of this.
Geothermal - no problem there we should use more.
Wind- No problem except to make the blades more bird friendly.
Solar- put it in the right places i.e. on top of buildings and homes where they should be.
Nuclear- Great source if you can recycle the waste product (this technology has been largely ignored for 30 years). - anywhere2, on 06/28/2008, -0/+5OMG, I can't believe how ignorant you people are. The BLM is responsible for this decision. The BLM is an extension of the executive office, AKA THE PRESIDENCY, NOT CONGRESS!!! The real irony here is that the BLM has fought tooth and nail to allow oil and mineral exploration on these lands. THEY NEVER ADVOCATE ENVIORMENTAL CONCERNS, UNTIL NOW!!!!
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