Reply #5: Sensible Energy policies...

[pooja]

there is an untapped market out there... Its called the environment. By creating sustainable energy, you create jobs, create market, create talent, stop the dependency on big corporate market. The people who create a car that is affordable and independent of oil... will be the new ford. The people who create the solar unit or wind unit for home use with a dependable backup battery (say a lithium battery that is continually recharged)and create it affordably, will reap financial windfall. What will make these things economical is creating the factories to mass manufacture these ideas and components. There by taking over that wonderful motto: faster, cheaper, better.

On top of that, we could impose green tax fees (I have a feeling that it would eliminate income tax). Your impact on the earth can be measured by the waste you use. You go to McDonald's-- the tax on the work used to make the sandwhich would be applied. If McDonald's had to pay for the wrap, the bag, the little plastic toy (that's a lot of energy to pay for). Think of millionairs and all their toys... homes, cars, clothing, jewels... all that would be taxed for the energy it took to make the items. People would be looking for ways to counter the negatives, by making their homes more energy efficient, driving electric cars, using public transportation. You can essentially change the whole tax code by imposing green taxes. And the rich would pay their fair share, since they tend to be the biggest wasters of energy.