Comments about ‘Blue Dogs to study energy’

i totally agree with Matheson...we need to have some source of energy that is reliable. I think the best way to do this is using solar energy, its always going to be there.

going to be there", it goes away every single night. It goes away on overcast days. It can and should be used. But without covering large parts of the earth's surface with solar arrays it will not come even close to meeting our energy needs.

Actually, it has been shown that solar could provide most of the energy we need; and not cover a large proportion of the land by doing so. If we enhance our transmission systems, it can be done. Germany, with the same amount of solar potential as the rainy northwest of the nation, has replaced a large proportion of it's energy with solar, providing local jobs and energy security for their country. It's time for us to catch up.

don't call matheson a blue dog. After voting for the porkulus he deserves to be called a red-ink demohog

"Solar Can": I don't think you can back up your claims with facts. The fact that a typical family home does not have enough roof space for solar panels sufficient to power the house should be a clue of how much land solar panels would have to cover to power a city.

Large-scale solar power plants to date have been financial disasters.

Solar electricity at the large scale is not viable in northern Utah--or Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston....

When people say "energy" they often confuse electricity with transportation fuels. Solar, wind, and geothermal energy have NOTHING to do with transportation.