$200 higher ELECTRIC BILLS: Durn AL GORE TO HECK!

Indeed, Gore is a phoney besides being flat out wrong. I've even run the data analysis. Gore is not even close to being right. More and more scientists are having the courage to speak out about it. Here's hoping the power of the internet with its ability for us everyday folks to comunicate quickly, gives us the edge we need to defeat the upcoming legislation that will bankrupt us without saving anything.

Red, you say you've run the data analysis yourself. Please enlighten me :)

I do experimental research in data analysis. Using that knowledge I got the figures for the earth's temperture and sea levels from a respected international source (Hadley Meterological Center UK). Then I did a synthesis and extrapolation on the data. I can not explain the methodology here. It is proprietary to me and beyond what would be reasonable to explain here. Here's my conclusion. A reasonable estimate for average temp change of the earth over the next 100 years is about 1/2 degree, maybe 1 degree but very unlikely. The sea level is likely to rise 1 or 2 inches, maybe. This is not catestrophic. It is a part of the normal cycle one would expect since the earth left an ice age about 12000 years ago and the glaciers are still retreating from that ice age. We are slightly warming. It is not man made. It is normal. The same will happen with the climate no matter what we do. You'd be very surprised how many scientists actually agree with me. You can see examples of my research applied to the stock market at my web page. You can get there thru my profile page. Long term climate change seems to be easier to predict than stocks.

Well, wait until the higher prices for energy and probably everything else hit home. 0bama could beat Bush's record low approval ratings.

Perhaps, you and I will have to do what my dad did for a few years. Quit watching or reading about politics and concentrate on his own life. I'm sure I could not give up politics forever, but a vacation from it could be in order soon.

I could not say that any better. Many scientists are finally speaking out.

Definitely, going off grid is an option for me. I still don't like what is being done to the country.

Right now, I think a lot of it is just fear and conjecture. No one really knows what is going to happen with this President and his new administration. Obama was promising everything and anything to get himself elected; but, he is already breaking a lot of his promises and he isn't even in office yet. So, we have no idea which ones he will keep and which ones he will break or just ignore. I do not feel the next 4 years are going to be good for the US; but, a lot of that is the fault of Bush and his administration. For now, we just need to wait and see what does happen and deal with it as things come up. Until a bill is actually introduced, there is no sense in starting off protests. In fact, protesting something draws the legislators attention to the topic; even if they weren't thinking about it before. That could actually initiate the very changes we do not want to see.

I live in an area where this is feasible. My location is so remote there are no building or zoning codes. I can put up windmill towers, solar panels of all kinds, and whatever else I want without restriction. I'm giving it serious thought.

I sure agree about voting a bunch of the current crop of congress out of office.

Yes, but we voters are not giving the politicans any reason to think they won't get away with it.

Happy New Year to you too! Americans are slow to awaken but get a lot done once they wake up. That time is coming.

Yes, that is the game the government folks have in mind for us. Higher prices for the goods we need and higher taxes too.

Let's save the EARTH by taxing consumer's more! That's the ticket! Politicians really do think we are stupid.

I agree. Mine was over $350 last month and we aren't even at home during week during work hours. I would hate to see the bill if we were! Plus the coldest months are ahead of us, January and February!

We have a total electric house and ours was $192 which was smaller than last year. But we aren't keeping our heat up and we also use gas logs in the fireplace at times, which helps on the light bill, but uses lots of gas. My house is the same size of our daughter's, but she has 4 kids going in and out all the time - to work, practice, school, just outside, etc. It is just me and my husband here and we don't fan the doors all the time like kids do.