May
16
2008
Rambler" title="Profile Image of 
Rambler" />
Rambler
I found an interesting blog today that I would like to share with you.
If you have a farming or agricultural interest (either personal or business) then you really should check out Alex Tiller’s Blog. It’s an interesting, informative collection of topics that are sure to appeal to anyone interested in agriculture.
His goal is to provide farmers and others new ideas, insights, and current events centered around agriculture. He’s done that and done it well. Here is a small representation of what I found on his blog.
1. Tips for a “paperless” farm office (complete with pictures!)
2. A post about rice rationing at Sams Club
3. More about the food crisis from a farmer’s point of view
4. Green energy for farming (love this!)
I found this blog to be well researched, well presented, and a very interesting read. Go see what Alex Tiller has to say!
May
16
2008
Rambler" title="Profile Image of Rambler" />
Rambler
Once Bush Is Gone, Change Will Come
So far there hasn’t been a presidential candidate that has indicated they plan to raise energy taxes or discuss oil with Tehran. Every candidate has ties to a self-interested energy sector (meaning coal, ethanol, or nuclear energy). Even after the election the issue of energy security is so complex and such hard choices would be necessary that any president (and most members of Congress) will want to avoid the issue.
Whomever is our next president, he or she will have advisers who will be cautioning about the risks of committing to aggressive energy goals. Those advisers will say that a president can appear to be forward-looking on energy with just a few carefully chosen initiatives.
They will tell the president that the voting public’s biggest energy concern is high prices for gas and home heating. As long as the president appears to be concerned about these issues they can cover their political bases without necessitating sacrifices.
The pressures the next president will face will be huge. We can only hope that by the time of the next inauguration the energy economy will have reached a point where platitudes are no longer enough. It’s time to plan a “controversial energy policy.” It’s time to ask voters to make sacrifices. It’s time to push America out of its self-absorption and into a sustainable global energy position.
