"Alternative Energy"?

Why are so many on the right against forms of energy other than oil? They say it will destroy our economy; that makes no sense. Oil may be a cash cow for some but anyone who has studied business knows that the cash cow is the 3rd of 4 stages in a product life cycle. Developing new energy sources is one of the BEST things we can do as Americans. It will develop new industries, new jobs, grow our economy in something other than the "service sector", grow our own energy independence, wrestle back some of our financial future from China, and help to break the need for us to be jerked around in the middle east. This is all good stuff. Why do so many on the right badmouth alternative energy development? It doesn't make sense why so many want to stay on the oil teat.

I do not think they are against other forms of energy, they just understand that there is no other source as efficient and cheap as oil yet. There is no point in investing in an energy source that few people will actually use because it is so expensive.

Those on the "right" are NOT against alternative energy per se. Already the production of so called "ethanol" is NOT cost efficient, and it uses more oil to produce less. Furthermore, ethanol in cars/trucks creates SMOG which is much worse for the world's ecology. They didn't look at that aspect either I might add. It has increased all food products by pumping the price of corn/corn feed for animals/corn for products such as cereal, etc. Already ranchers are selling their animals to market at a much younger age because they cannot afford to feed them. Because of this, we will see a shortage of meat products and chicken products because of this. More and more land will be used to produce this ethanol which in fact will leave less land for our cattle to graze, and less land for planting seed to feed our animals. It is a no win situation. In going all out, and NOT foreseeing the consequences, we will be hurting ourselves and our food supply for the near future. Already we do NOT have enough wheat to feed the world. Soon we will NOT have enough meat to feed the world also. We MUST look into other forms of alternative energy for the LONG HAUL. We do need to promote wind energy, sun energy, ocean energy in those areas where it would be cost effective. Not all areas of the world are cost effective in these areas. I want to add, that Gore's Global Warming is a complete FARCE. It is becoming more and more evident that this was not put out to all of the scientific community. Many were SILENCED because their data and proof was contradictory to his. He is filling his pockets with your money because of this. Schools are showing this shame of a film WITHOUT telling the other scientific side. This is absolutely wrong in my humble opinion.

One of the definitions of conservatism is resistance to change.