Rough Draft: American Solutions Video Contest Submission
This was created as a rough draft for my submission to the American Solutions Video Contest. (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngcIgV-nYBQ ) For picture of the school’s solar panels, see http://www.fcps.edu/TerrasetES/history/bldhist.htm ** Update Revised Script ** [Open with old picture of Terraset with panels, having caption Once Upon a Time, there was a solar heated school.] [Wide shot showing missing panels] Welcome to that solar school. During the energy crises of the 70s, which were created by misguided federal policies, alternative energy was as much a political fad as it is today. My community went beyond brainwashing lesson plans, we actually built a solar heated school, Terraset. But the real lesson came when the school district, converted the school to conventional heating and tore down the solar panels, which were TOO expensive to maintain. [Close shot of frame support post, looking up toward missing panels] Alternative energy sources are more expensive, less effective, and inefficient when applied to conventional problems; otherwise, we would call them the best solutions instead of alternative. Today, oil is the best energy solution available for many every day uses. Current oil prices reflect scarcity. However, it is not a problem of natural resources, technology, or capital, but a politically created shortage. Congress forbids American production from specific valuable oil reserves. [Shot with courtyard, support, and missing panels in background] Dont blame Congress; we told them to do it. Having learned from our mistakes the hard way with contagious sky high prices at the pump, we need to correct our error by telling Congress to get out of the way so that we can Drill Here, Drill Now, and Pay Less. However, this concrete issue is symptomatic of a broader problem: Congress reflexively blocks America productivity, which costs us money, jobs, and in some cases our lives. Americans must be free to trade value for value without congressional restraint. Regulatory reforms will be the next revolution in American productivity, leading to more jobs and higher wages. [Shot with basketball hoop in background] We can start today by adopting real energy solutions from proven sources like oil, and reject the false promises of compelled innovation. So contact your members of Congress to let them know that you choose that Americans should be free to Drill Here, Drill Now, and Pay Less.
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Watch the Valcent video that aired on Friday night on Discovery Communications’ Science Channel called “Brink”. Brink is a show about cutting-edge breakthroughs in technology, research, inventions and discoveries from the scientific world. As oil and gas prices go up and down, we at Valcent work to keep the costs down and deliver a sustainable fuel alternative. http://blog.valcent.net/ www.valcent.net
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Congressman Peter Roskam discusses his solutions to our energy needs, and the disappointing lack of bipartisan efforts to bring relief to American families. Congressman Roskam offered an amendment to HR 6063, the NASA Authorization Act, that would have struck from the bill plans for a Deep Space Climate Observatory and instead would have created a research and development initiative for an alternative fuel for commercial aviation. The amendment directed the initiative to consider the need to reduce our reliance on foreign sources of energy, provide stability to the airline industry, and reduce emissions. This effort would have brought energy relief to US consumers and businesses by harnessing American innovation and directing it toward energy solutions for the aviation industry.
