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dgerst Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,715 Points:557,000 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2012 8:00:00 AM Ignore dgerst Report Abuse Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) stirred the clean energy debate yesterday when she alluded to taking a more nuanced, reform-minded approach to U.S. clean tech policy. As reported by The Hill: “Murkowski, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said she supports continuation of the Energy’s Department loan-guarantee program for green energy, and more broadly backs a federal role in boosting market deployment of alternative energy. “I do believe there is a role, and perhaps that sets me apart from some of my other colleagues on Capitol Hill,” said Murkowski.” The comments are noteworthy for two reasons. First, Senator Murkowski is absolutely right to recognize that there is an important role for government in the scaling up of new clean technologies. Visit The Innovation Files - Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) for full article

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Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) stirred the clean energy debate yesterday when she alluded to taking a more nuanced, reform-minded approach to U.S. clean tech policy. As reported by The Hill:

“Murkowski, the top Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said she supports continuation of the Energy’s Department loan-guarantee program for green energy, and more broadly backs a federal role in boosting market deployment of alternative energy. “I do believe there is a role, and perhaps that sets me apart from some of my other colleagues on Capitol Hill,” said Murkowski.”

The comments are noteworthy for two reasons. First, Senator Murkowski is absolutely right to recognize that there is an important role for government in the scaling up of new clean technologies.
Visit The Innovation Files - Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) for full article

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,206,355 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2012 9:31:39 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Does it really matter if she is Rep. or Dem? You prove her point if you do. She has some reasonable ideas!
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:269,015 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2012 8:12:48 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse She was defeated in the Republican primary but won as a write in candidate. RINO is a close as she comes to Republican.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,079 Points:1,449,300 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2012 7:58:03 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse crep1291: Clean energy threatens the fossil industry. Those who benefit directly and indirectly from that industry are expected to be partial towards that industry and opposed to clean energy. Exactly. Money breeds partisan. Clean energy shouldn't be partisan, but it is. Just read some of the bizarre comments about fracking from these fossil fuel advocates on this site. It's a shame education has eluded these people.
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dgerst Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,715 Points:557,000 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2012 8:02:24 AM Ignore dgerst Report Abuse Finally a Republican that realizes that clean energy is not a partisan issue.