The Future

As I am sure every other blog in the world is doing today I want to say how happy I am that the election is over. Congratulations to our President Elect Obama. I hope you can follow through on your promises to help see through truly revolutionary change in the US. I can say I have waited with baited breath, having read your book The Audacity of Hope after your speach at the DNC in 2004 and then your candidacy. Many of the issues that you stated as your own I too feel strongly about. Your three big issues are your biggest chance to truly move our country forward and re-create a United States that is that beacon to the world we once were and still seek to be.

On your website, in your book and through your speeches you stated your stance on the economy, energy and the environment. Currently the US is in a bit of financial turmoil, we also source the vast majority of our energy from other (mostly unstable) parts of the world and produce more pollution than any country but China (with a population 1.4 billion, four time the US').

I believe as do a great many others, that the solution to all of these issues is the same. The Green New Deal ( i did not com up with the name) something akin to the Tennessee Valley Authority would be a brilliant idea on a National Scale using wind, solar, biomass or geothermal power. While much controversy existed and still exist about the TVA, we also have the luxury of being able to look back at mistakes made which can help to avoid some of these in the future. By using combination's of renewable energies throughout the nation, through government sponsorship and investment, we can create thousands maybe even tens of thousands of jobs that will be around for a long time to come, we can diminish as much impact on the environment as we can currently and we can reduce or even eliminate our dependence on foreign fuels that prop up unstable and often brutal governments.

Regardless of whether you believe in climate change or whether you care where the energy for your house comes from, the possibilities of a green new deal are endless and are all "win-win". What I am talking about is not socialism or communism, I am talking about an investment in our country and in our people, that will pay off for years to come. While this suggestion only touches some of your platform issues, it has the possibility to help with them all.

Thank You,

Chris

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