Comments on: The Renewable Power Rebellion http://www.getreallist.com/the-renewable-power-rebellion.html Deal With Reality or It Will Deal With You Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:09:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Denlinger http://www.getreallist.com/the-renewable-power-rebellion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1983 Paul Denlinger Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:27:12 +0000 http://www.getreallist.com/?p=1508#comment-1983 From a purely human perspective, it makes much more sense for smaller communities to operate on their own, and be responsible for their own successes and accountable for their own failure, than to have a large central government which makes errors not only on a national scale, but on a global scale, as the financial disaster has shown. This will give local people the opportunity to change and adjust on a much faster scale, at a faster rate, than waiting for a dysfunctional DC to decide what to do. This would lead to the badly needed rebirth of local communities, and more variety and character for communities, instead of the same bland watered-down communities we now have. I would see this as a major step forward in human progress. From a purely human perspective, it makes much more sense for smaller communities to operate on their own, and be responsible for their own successes and accountable for their own failure, than to have a large central government which makes errors not only on a national scale, but on a global scale, as the financial disaster has shown.

This will give local people the opportunity to change and adjust on a much faster scale, at a faster rate, than waiting for a dysfunctional DC to decide what to do. This would lead to the badly needed rebirth of local communities, and more variety and character for communities, instead of the same bland watered-down communities we now have.

I would see this as a major step forward in human progress.

]]> By: Brian Hayes http://www.getreallist.com/the-renewable-power-rebellion.html/comment-page-1#comment-1956 Brian Hayes Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:54:59 +0000 http://www.getreallist.com/?p=1508#comment-1956 Recognizing that much of America's historical progress is born local, President Johnson inaugurated the 'Local Community Development Corporation' as a new charter for municipalities allowing town councils to create and manage new enterprise in order to attract private investment. Jimmy Carter added 'Regional Innovation Centers' both to assist localities and national development by providing research, patent support and complex planning services. Using these decades long programs, Marin County and other California townships in the late 70s and early 80s were developing landfill cogeneration, solar and conservation financing, local agriculture, as well as the nation's original data utilities. Within months, Ronald Reagan stripped counties and townships of their authority to operate and budget venture projects, trumpeting 'Public Private Partnerships' that favored capital incentives and investment credits, ultimately demonizing government activity as we all see these days. Perhaps there's room for a mix, where public resources remain healthy rather than scorned or cherry-picked while our great commercial engine is urged to cooperate with public needs. Recognizing that much of America’s historical progress is born local, President Johnson inaugurated the ‘Local Community Development Corporation’ as a new charter for municipalities allowing town councils to create and manage new enterprise in order to attract private investment. Jimmy Carter added ‘Regional Innovation Centers’ both to assist localities and national development by providing research, patent support and complex planning services. Using these decades long programs, Marin County and other California townships in the late 70s and early 80s were developing landfill cogeneration, solar and conservation financing, local agriculture, as well as the nation’s original data utilities. Within months, Ronald Reagan stripped counties and townships of their authority to operate and budget venture projects, trumpeting ‘Public Private Partnerships’ that favored capital incentives and investment credits, ultimately demonizing government activity as we all see these days. Perhaps there’s room for a mix, where public resources remain healthy rather than scorned or cherry-picked while our great commercial engine is urged to cooperate with public needs.

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