Leaked Spanish Report: Obama’s Model ‘Green Economy’ a Disaster (PJM Exclusive)
Actually, the greenest energy policy is a surprisingly low-tech approach. By eliminating single-use zoning laws, we can allow the natural movement of uses within existing development so that a pedestrian lifestyle is possible in each development, thereby eliminating the need for automobiles for travel within those communities. As the local economies revive, local entrepreneurship and employment will increase, thereby reducing automobile commuting. Then, with no need for automobiles for a significant part of the local population, the need for parking space and roadways will decline to the point that the land from these can be reclaimed for other, more economic uses like gardens for food or fiber (hemp for clothing, paper and rope) and factories for canning or clothing, paper and rope manufacturing. Eventually, this localization of the economy will reduce the use of energy in transportation to a trickle. Moreover, the stationary energy needs of the local factories, compared to transportation, are more easily satisfied by solar and wind energy devices. Further, note that the gardens consume carbon dioxide while the cars expel it and that hemp captures carbon more quickly and retains it longer than trees used for wood pulp.
