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    Tag: Edison

    More on Upton


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Mon Nov 22, 2010 at 10:38:30 AM EST
    Tags: Fred Upton, Lightbulb, Incandescent bulb, Edison, Energy (all tags)

    In Saturday's Capitol confidential, Noted is the opposition to Upton being chosen for the energy seat:

    Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, is an early favorite to chair the Energy and Commerce Committee, which will have a central role in the health care and climate change debates to come. However, his critics say that Upton is not fiscally conservative enough for the job and that a more principled candidate should be chosen instead.

    "[T]his would be a tone-deaf disaster if the Republican leadership lets Fred Upton ascend to the chairmanship of the House energy committee," said conservative talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh on his radio show. "No Republican complicit in nannyism, statism, can be rewarded this way."

    Among the bills Rep. Upton has supported is a controversial 2007 measure that led to a phase-out of the incandescent light bulb. It was co-sponsored with liberal Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif.

    Below the fold is yet another perspective on the light bulb ban. (From the same folks who brought us Friday's toon)  

    (8 comments, 188 words in story) Full Story

    Fred Upton, Thomas Edison and Whirlpool


    By jenkuz, Section News
    Posted on Sat Nov 13, 2010 at 02:13:34 PM EST
    Tags: Upton, Edison, Michigan, energy, electricity, Whirlpool, Stockman, Congress (all tags)

    Cross-posted

    Congressman Fred Upton is the grandson of the co-founder of Whirlpool.

    I find that interesting.

    Thomas Edison has been credited with bringing light to a world of darkness, but he also has been credited with coming up with the FIRST MODEL OF A COMPLETE CENTRAL POWER STATION.

    Power generation to the masses gave rise to many more inventions, like the electric clothes washer.

    So, basically if not for Edison, Whirlpool may never have been founded, because at the time, Edison was competing with other scientists in both America and Europe.

    (238 words in story) Full Story

    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    Upton Relied On Industry-Crushing Environmentalists


    By jenkuz, Section News
    Posted on Sat Nov 13, 2010 at 12:57:58 PM EST
    Tags: Upton, light bulb, congress, michigan, Edison (all tags)

    Cross-posted on jennerationx.com

    Yesterday's Politico article:

    "Our work on light bulbs wasn't an arbitrary mandate," he said. "We didn't just pick a standard out of the air, or look for a catchy sounding standard like 25 by 2025 not based in science or feasibility. Instead, we worked with both industry and environmental groups to come up with a standard that made sense and was doable."

    Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45059.html#ixzz15AsSPtxL

    Congressman Fred Upton's work with environmental groups is what needs to be highlighted in this article.  

    Global Warming theory is thoroughly debunked.  It is not only not caused by human industry, it is not happening.  Moreover, the Congressman is seeking the top spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the chair of such a committee must realize this.

    Further, the fluorescent bulbs that are held in favor by extremist environmentalists contain mercury, one of the elements the green movement decries when killing coal plants.  Their hypocrisy is stunning.

    Thomas Edison's work was the result of his life-long interest in science.  Fred Upton's consultation with the scientific agenda of the green movement, which is not science, but an ideology, must be pointed out.

    The idea that he defended the ban by saying it wasn't done by picking a percentage and time out of the air is not the point, the fact that it was done based on faulty information, and the lack of leadership on energy issues is.

    (1 comment) Comments >>

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