Response #16 to "A Dozen Bad Things About Alternative Energy"

The point of this article is that alternative energy, while important, is definetly not the number one priority. It gives a list of twelve things which cost less than developing alternative energy, and give results faster. (Some of them.) The majority rely on a government mandate, which I found out was essentially an order, which would be supported by taxpayers money. Some of them make sense, such as teaching energy education in schools. This makes sense because when you teach about energy you not only encourage using it efficient, but at the same time you also teach about math and science. Another one is to mandate residential energy efficiency, like insulated doors,CFL light bulbs and more efficient attic fans. This article makes the point that common sense trumps expensive new ways of getting energy, with the problem with the article being the fact that it only states ways to become more efficient, not to actually produce more energy.