Addressing the Issues: The State Party’s Environmental Policy Does Not Help America’s Energy Future, nor does it Follow the Fundamental Values of Freedom that America was Founded Upon

The State Party proposes banning light-bulbs as well as regulating water consumption. This is anti-American.

As a country, we were built on the idea of freedom; and freedom includes the choice to use the light bulbs we want and drink water when we want. The Free Party seeks to encourage conservation on an individual basis through spreading awareness and providing incentives, but not through an un-American mandate.

The truly original part of the State Party’s environmental policy is developing hydrogen power, but nothing could be more ineffective. We are decades away from having the necessary technologies, according Mayer Hillman, a Senior Analyst at the London Policy Institute. Even then, the process of hydrolysis is prohibitively expensive because it takes more energy to create the hydrogen fuel cells than they what can produce. Additionally, according to Dr. Shinnar, Professor of Chemical Engineering at City College of New York, the infrastructure necessary for this system is not in existence. That means we need a new Smart Grid to even be able to have the chance of using hydrogen effectively.

The Smart Grid is the critical component of energy policy. A Smart Grid allows us to use all alternative energies effectively because it allots for the nation-wide transfer of energy, while simultaneously creating millions of local jobs during the overhaul process. The Free Party supports the aggressive construction of the Smart Grid, while at the same time providing incentives for wind, solar, and nuclear power to ensure long-term, energy independence.

There is, of course, the big question: “How can America pay for it all?” Calvert is the only one that has given you the answer. Calvert supports reasonable tax increases, combined with cuts in pork barrel spending projects, like the $4,545,000 for research into the uses of wood and the $2,192,000 for the Center for Grape Genetics.

If you care about the future of the environment, as well as the future of America's energy dependence, vote for Calvert.