Wait Just A Minute!

A recent headline in The Carthage Press (Thursday, August 11, 2005) read, "RES in Line For Energy Act Initiatives". The new federal energy act may be a catalyst for Renewable Environmental Solutions (RES) to take its production and distribution to another level. Carthage City Attorney, David Mounton said, "They've indicated they're at the center of renewable initiatives in the new energy bill. They also plan to add additional employees and make Carthage the training center for similiar facilities".
The article states, 'The energy act will promote the use of renewable energy sources with tax credits for wind, solar and biomass energy. The bill also expands research into developing hydrogen technologies and establishing a flexible, National Renewable Fuels Standard to encourage greater use of renewable fuels, like ethanol and biodiesel. RES could be eligible for production tax credits available per kilo-watt-hour. The Carthage plant, with one of its products diesel fuel, would need to be economically and technically feasibile to qualify.'

I am all for the research, development and commercialization of renewable energy sources. However, not in my neighborhood, when the process negatively affects the quality of life, and ends up creating another problem, 'stink'. I say, Wait Just A Minute, before we even think about RES expanding or using one of my tax dollars, until which time they have proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, (or a sniff of the nose) that they have fixed the problem(s).