As the GOP candidates and the GOP congressmen are so hyped on getting more Oil to the US they haven't even considered any alternative. They put down the alternatives as liberal environmentalism. But looking at it from the economic prospective Solar power and wind power are a viable alternative. And Texas Oklahoma and Area that this keystone pipeline would be going though are Ideal for these forms of energy production.
If its not importing oil from Iran, it’s the alternative spending outrageous sums of money to import oil from Canada using this ridicules' keystone pipeline the way across the US from Canada to the Gulf. This keystone pipeline
“TransCanada Corp's $7 billion project would create an estimated 20,000 jobs during construction.” But how much of those jobs will be payed for by Government subsidy's thus more Gov. spending that the GOP say they don’t want.
the GOP leaders site jobs as the reason we should do this. Texas Gov./ presidential GOP prospective candidate has also supported this. more jobs into the drought ridden state,.
““The Solar Foundation’s jobs census ... shows that we employ more than 100,000 Americans,” Rhone Resche, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, “http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/2011/10/us-solar-jobs-arizona-third.html
Arizona meanwhile has found another means of job development even though it is also a GOP run state. Solar panels and Wind generators are cropping up all over the state.
“Solar power in Arizona has the potential for, according to then-Governor Janet Napolitano, making Arizona "the Persian Gulf of solar energy".[1] As of December 2010[update], Arizona has over 100 megawatts (MW) of solar power. A Renewable Portfolio Standard set by the Arizona Corporation Commission requires 15% renewable energy by 2025 among regulated utilities, 4.5% of which must come from distributed renewable energy sources. As of October 2009[update], 32 projects, with a total nameplate capacity of 21 gigawatts (GW) are actively seeking permission to build on federally-owned BLM land in Arizona.[2] According to a study by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research, Arizona installed over 55 megawatts of solar power in 2010, doubling its 2009 increase of 21 MW, ranking it behind California (259 MW), New Jersey (137 MW), Florida (110 MW), and Nevada (61 MW” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Arizona
Arizona is also in the middle of a huge drought just like Texas.
Our Arizona drought is getting worse.
Extreme drought conditions have now expanded from southern Arizona up into central portions of the state, including the Phoenix
After a relatively dry monsoon and the hottest on record, above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall continued into Fall thanks to La Nina.
Tat hasn’t stopped the job creation and the solar power companies in Arizona.
The solar industry has also helped the Individuals of Arizona reduce costs though solar energy.
With these viable alternatives to importing oil especially from Iran tat has already pulled the Oil card almost as if in cahoots with the GOP congress, It would be almost treasonous to Assept oil imports instead.
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