Ross Overby’s Vision

The environment remains a contentious political issue. The Republican stance is that our environmental regulations choke our economy. I could not disagree more.  In fact,  I find this to be an odd claim given that the EPA has been around for about 36 years and in that time our economy has grown over 1,100 percent.

It is our moral duty to be good stewards of the environement. The world and its wonders are not our creation, they are gifts for us to respect, cherish, and preserve. The reality is that the U.S has good environmental policy that should not be rolled back. Good stewardship of the environment is not only wise it pays through reduced waste.  The Republican Party and the incumbent Sue Myrick are asleep when it comes to looking at the future of the environment.

 Moving Toward Energy Independence

I want our country to invest in research into alternative fuels, alternative transport technology, energy storage for electric cars, resource conservation and reuse, and sustainable development. We need to lead international talks on resource conservation and sustainable development.

It is clear that our future will be strong only if we reduce our dependence on oil by diversifying our energy sources.  We need to invest in research into solar and wind power applied at the point of use like your home, office, or factory. We need research into converting farm wastes into energy. We need to break our 1950’s vision of massive central power plants and visualize diversified energy sources applied locally, but on a large scale. 

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