More administration, paid government positions and bureaucrats! The report released by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Sustainability Solutions Institute (SSI) says the United States needs to establish some type of energy council for energy issues similar to the Council on Foreign Relations for foreign issues.
If you want to read the full PDF report called Perspectives on Energy Policy, then click this sentence.
I say hogwash! We already have a Department of Energy (which also happens to fund the organization that published this report). Why do we need a private consortium of energy "experts" like Al Gore and others lobbying the government to fund these experts' corporate for-profit ventures?
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Create a distinguished, high-level independent council, patterned after the Council on Foreign Relations, that could act as a forum for analyzing and communicating critical issues to energy policy makers and the public. (page 7 of report).
If you want to read the full PDF report called Perspectives on Energy Policy, then click this sentence.
I say hogwash! We already have a Department of Energy (which also happens to fund the organization that published this report). Why do we need a private consortium of energy "experts" like Al Gore and others lobbying the government to fund these experts' corporate for-profit ventures?
The United States needs a high-level independent council to analyze and explain critical energy issues, energy experts said.
A group of 27 experts from U.S. universities, the government and business make that recommendation in a new report called Perspectives on Energy Policy.
Ensuring energy for the future means acting now to help policymakers and the public understand effective solutions, Les Shephard, vice president of Sandia National Laboratories, said in a release Friday.
Public release date: 22-Oct-2009
Contact: Mike Janes
mejanes@sandia.gov
925-294-2447
DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
'Perspectives on Energy Policy' report now available
Energy leaders call for independent energy council, recommend outcomes and values-based policies
LIVERMORE, Calif. — The United States should create a high-level independent council to analyze and communicate critical issues to energy policymakers and the public, a group of 27 leaders in academia, government, and the private sector recommends in a new report.
The report, "Perspectives on Energy Policy: Security, Economics, and the Environment," is the result of a workshop convened by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Sustainability Solutions Institute (SSI) in March.
The report also recommends that policymakers focus their attention on outcomes and values rather than on mandating specific technical solutions
"At no time in our nation's history have the challenges associated with securing America's energy future been so paramount and the need to develop systems solutions so critical if we are to find effective solutions to address the energy–climate nexus," said Les Shephard, Sandia's vice president for energy, security and defense technologies. "To assure this future we must find more effective approaches to fully couple the energy policy community with the science and technology community to provide informed policy decisions that will benefit the global community. This report is one small but important step in moving in this direction."
Other recommendations for action noted in the report:
* Develop educational curricula that address energy and sustainability, suitable for all levels, that will accelerate the development of next-generation technologies and workforce
* Develop tangible messages to engage the broader public to think about their energy choices and help citizens make informed decisions
* Conduct an assessment of the nation's energy security status, comparable to those already executed for environmental and economic security
The high-level council recommended in the report would be patterned after the Council on Foreign Relations and provide an independent venue for addressing energy policy options that help deepen the nation's understanding of how security, economics, and environmental considerations interact in developing energy policy decisions.
In addition to the workshop organizers, participants represented a variety of organizations, including the automotive industry, distinguished universities, national laboratories, and "think tanks." The event brought together leaders from diverse backgrounds to identify promising areas for energy policy, based on understanding the issues, assumptions, and priorities from three intersecting perspectives of energy policy: security, economics, and the environment.
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The full report, as well as an Executive Summary, are now available online at http://www.sandia.gov/news/publications/white-papers/index.html.
Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin company, for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. With main facilities in Albuquerque, N.M., and Livermore, Calif., Sandia has major R&D responsibilities in national security, energy and environmental technologies, and economic competitiveness.
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