Energy Policy

Middle East turmoil rages, the price of oil rises and at the pump, your wallet shrinks. President Obama has effectively cut the U.S. off from its own supply of oil just as an untimely crisis takes place putting a crimp on global oil supplies. In reaction to this crisis, President Obama is making two major mistakes. First, he’s considering tapping our strategic petroleum reserves (SPR).    The problem with this idea is that the SPR is designed to protect us from a short-term supply disruption, not a long-term supply shortage.

Dear Editor: Let's set the record straight. Mr. Daniel Fulton, in a letter published in your paper on April 7, 2004, declared that "the Bush team persuaded the Supreme Court to ignore thousands of minority votes and stole the White House" in 2000. Nothing is further from the truth. The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 against the Florida Supreme Court's decision to invalidate the certification of the election in violation of that state's constitution. Mr. Fulton has been listening to Democrat propaganda too long.

To the editor, Leland Conway is certainly right that we should ask of all government policies, "Is this fair to my fellow Americans and does it promote the most liberty for the most people?" That's true locally as well as nationally. One of the things I appreciate about President Obama's far-sighted leadership is the way he is promoting comprehensive health care for all, not just the well-off, and an energy policy that benefits all Americans, and in fact the whole planet. Maybe people don't realize that cap-and-trade is actually a free-market way to approach the problem of carbon pollution from cars and power plants.

In a letter Friday, Joseph Fons states that “the best experience of his life” was his time at Northern Kentucky University. I'm glad that Mr. Fons had this opportunity. But I have to ask: What did President Obama have to do with the loan programs he talked about? The federal loan programs that Fons was able to take advantage of date back to 1965. These grants and loan programs were established under the Higher Education Act of 1965. President Obama was about three years old in 1965.

Centre College is partnering with three other colleges and universities to stimulate creation of a statewide energy policy. The comprehensive effort is titled "Energizing Kentucky" and is the brainchild of Berea College President Larry D. Shinn, Centre College President John A. Roush, University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. and University of Louisville President James Ramsey. The partnership encourages Kentucky to focus on a coherent and integrated energy policy and will help bring together state and national energy experts to discuss the economic, educational and environmental opportunities and challenges presented by the world's energy situation.

The Kentucky Rural Energy Consortium (KREC) was selected as one of thirteen winners in a national USDA competition called the "Grand Challenge. " The USDA and the national 25x'25 Alliance co-sponsored the competition to support academic institutions as they assume leadership in achieving solutions to the energy supply and consumption challenges facing the nation. The competition was open to agricultural and forestry colleges and other institutions of higher learning to share their visions of how they will contribute to achieving the goal of the 25x'25 Alliance, which states that by the year 2025, America's farms, ranches and forests will provide 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States, while continuing to produce safe, abundant and affordable food, feed and fiber.

Last week's increase in the price of a barrel of oil to nearly $50 a barrel underscores America's need for both a short-term and long-term energy policy. Oil industry experts differ on whether oil prices and gasoline prices will stay high over the short-term but there is little disagreement on the long-term picture: As income levels rise for the billions of people in developing nations such as China and India, oil is going to become a scarcer and more expensive commodity. "In the long run, I seriously doubt that there is enough oil on the planet Earth to meet the needs of all of us driving SUVs, not just in America but also in China and India," Dr. Edward Yardeni, noted economist for Prudential Equity Group wrote on his Web site last week.

The way I see it, there are three kinds of fighters in this world. Those who fight to keep the upper hand, those who fight simply for the sake of fighting, and those who fight to win based on issues and principles. The conservative movement in America is still alive and well - within people of both major political parties, but where is its leadership? Since Republicans gained control of both Houses and the Presidency they have done very little of significance. Among their many mediocre accomplishments are temporary tax cuts, a mythical maze of an energy policy, and simply holding ground in the War on Terror.

Dear Editor: In the spirit of democratic dialogue: 1) Insofar as Bush's policies have deterred new terrorist actions against the United States he deserves to be commended. 2) The willingness of our soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq to risk their lives in defense of freedom and democracy deserves our sincere admiration. That's why steps taken by the Bush administration to reduce their combat pay and restrict their medical benefits are deplorable. 3) Success in apprehending al-Qaida operatives has been largely due to the cooperation of our allies (e.g.

After triggering controversy, helping to disrupt a special session earlier this year and forcing House and Senate leaders to the negotiating table, a bill designed to promote renewable sources of energy and lure new businesses to the state has been approved by the General Assembly. House Bill 1, the only bill to be addressed during a week-long special session of the legislature, got final approval by the Kentucky Senate Aug. 24. The vote was 33-1. While debating the bill Aug. 24, State Sen. Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, said the measure helps forge a direction for Kentucky's future energy policy and isn't specifically devoted to helping Peabody Energy build a high-tech coal plant in western Kentucky as some critics have charged.

In a letter Friday, Joseph Fons states that “the best experience of his life” was his time at Northern Kentucky University. I'm glad that Mr. Fons had this opportunity. But I have to ask: What did President Obama have to do with the loan programs he talked about? The federal loan programs that Fons was able to take advantage of date back to 1965. These grants and loan programs were established under the Higher Education Act of 1965. President Obama was about three years old in 1965.

Middle East turmoil rages, the price of oil rises and at the pump, your wallet shrinks. President Obama has effectively cut the U.S. off from its own supply of oil just as an untimely crisis takes place putting a crimp on global oil supplies. In reaction to this crisis, President Obama is making two major mistakes. First, he’s considering tapping our strategic petroleum reserves (SPR).    The problem with this idea is that the SPR is designed to protect us from a short-term supply disruption, not a long-term supply shortage.

To the editor, Leland Conway is certainly right that we should ask of all government policies, "Is this fair to my fellow Americans and does it promote the most liberty for the most people?" That's true locally as well as nationally. One of the things I appreciate about President Obama's far-sighted leadership is the way he is promoting comprehensive health care for all, not just the well-off, and an energy policy that benefits all Americans, and in fact the whole planet. Maybe people don't realize that cap-and-trade is actually a free-market way to approach the problem of carbon pollution from cars and power plants.

The Kentucky Rural Energy Consortium (KREC) was selected as one of thirteen winners in a national USDA competition called the "Grand Challenge. " The USDA and the national 25x'25 Alliance co-sponsored the competition to support academic institutions as they assume leadership in achieving solutions to the energy supply and consumption challenges facing the nation. The competition was open to agricultural and forestry colleges and other institutions of higher learning to share their visions of how they will contribute to achieving the goal of the 25x'25 Alliance, which states that by the year 2025, America's farms, ranches and forests will provide 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States, while continuing to produce safe, abundant and affordable food, feed and fiber.

Centre College is partnering with three other colleges and universities to stimulate creation of a statewide energy policy. The comprehensive effort is titled "Energizing Kentucky" and is the brainchild of Berea College President Larry D. Shinn, Centre College President John A. Roush, University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. and University of Louisville President James Ramsey. The partnership encourages Kentucky to focus on a coherent and integrated energy policy and will help bring together state and national energy experts to discuss the economic, educational and environmental opportunities and challenges presented by the world's energy situation.

After triggering controversy, helping to disrupt a special session earlier this year and forcing House and Senate leaders to the negotiating table, a bill designed to promote renewable sources of energy and lure new businesses to the state has been approved by the General Assembly. House Bill 1, the only bill to be addressed during a week long special ession of the legislature, got final approval by the Kentucky Senate Aug. 24. The vote was 33-1. While debating the bill Aug. 24, State Sen. Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, said the measure helps forge a direction for Kentucky's future energy policy and isn't specifically devoted to helping Peabody Energy build a high-tech coal plant in western Kentucky as some critics have charged.

After triggering controversy, helping to disrupt a special session earlier this year and forcing House and Senate leaders to the negotiating table, a bill designed to promote renewable sources of energy and lure new businesses to the state has been approved by the General Assembly. House Bill 1, the only bill to be addressed during a week-long special session of the legislature, got final approval by the Kentucky Senate Aug. 24. The vote was 33-1. While debating the bill Aug. 24, State Sen. Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, said the measure helps forge a direction for Kentucky's future energy policy and isn't specifically devoted to helping Peabody Energy build a high-tech coal plant in western Kentucky as some critics have charged.

Voting to open for parent council member Bate Middle School Council parent nominations have been received. Voting is 6 p.m. today and 7:30-4 p.m. Thursday in the school lobby. Those eligible to vote include parents, stepparents, foster parents and legal guardians if the student lives in their home. Voting results will be announced 3:45 p.m. Friday in the school office. Lane elected chair of Heritage board The Kentucky Agriculture Center Board recently elected Margaret Adams Lane of Woodford County as the new chairperson for the Heritage Center Board.

President Bush's energy policy is a major disappointment. What the Democrats offer is as bad. Both proposals pander to vested economic interests and have a near zero probability of solving our problems. All they do is make good sound bites. Given our current technology, the only way ethanol will substitute for gasoline is to subsidize the production of ethanol. The quantity of corn required to make a dent in gasoline consumption will cause significant increases in food costs, particularly pork, beef and poultry.