Blue Man in a Red State, by Greg Lemon: on Energy & Oil


America should cut energy consumption and produce biofuels

His energy plan is global. In a nutshell it stands on three legs: conservation, clean and green energy, and clean coal. With smart conservation, such as more efficient cars and less driving, Americans could cut consumption by a billion barrels of oil a year. With regard to biofuels, we could produce a billion barrels. The key would be in not reducing the food supply. The crops planned for biofuel would need to be on those acres currently not in use for domestic food production.
Source: Blue Man in a Red State, by Greg Lemon, p.113-114 Jun 25, 2008

Promotes clean coal in Montana

Montana has a third of the nation's coal. If the emerging technology was used to treat the coal in an environmentally friendly way, sequestering the carbon dioxide underground, we could produce more than 2 billion barrels of relatively clean fuel a year. The technology is there to sequester carbon dioxide safely, but the disincentives aren't in place yet to keep coal plants from pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Source: Blue Man in a Red State, by Greg Lemon, p.114-115 Jun 25, 2008

We can reduce our carbon footprint and also consume energy

We have agreed that we will decrease our carbon footprint substantially. And we have agreed that we will find ways of producing and consuming energy all the while decreasing our carbon footprint.
Source: Blue Man in a Red State, by Greg Lemon, p.117 Jun 25, 2008

Create new domestic energy and cut reliance on foreign oil

That our greatest challenge is to create new energy systems in this country, in both the way we consume & the way we produce, so that we're able to produce a clean, green domestic energy system, so that we no longer will be reliant on foreign dictators. That we will no longer have to send both the blood of our young people and the treasure from our coffers to defend their energy systems.
Source: Blue Man in a Red State, by Greg Lemon, p.118 Jun 25, 2008

  • The above quotations are from Blue Man in a Red State
    Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer and the New Western Populism
    by Greg Lemon.
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