Posted on 10/26/2006 5:20:33 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Trans-Texas Corridor PING!
Really, a candidate named Kinky??? How cool!
He got the name because of his hair.
The three Democrats don't even know where west Texas is. I'm sure they think Lubbock is twenty miles south of Nacogdoches. Perry's looking better and better.
Sounds like something from the script of ''Blazing Saddles''
Really. She is one irritating grandma in my opinion. She is out for herself, don't buy that she is any different and certainly not better than any politician.
By the way, "Where the Hell is Chris Bell?"
Oct. 02, 2006
Perry Announces Major Energy Diversification Plan
Private Sector to Invest $10 Billion; PUC to Construct Transmission Lines
DALLAS Gov. Rick Perry today announced a major public-private initiative to further diversify the states energy supply by expanding wind-generated energy.
This is a landmark day as the State of Texas partners with private industry to make a historic investment of more than $10 billion in new wind energy infrastructure that will diversify our energy production, clean up our air and help Texas surpass our renewable energy goals, Perry said.
Private companies have agreed to the capital investments in wind energy generation while the Public Utility Commission directs the construction of additional transmission lines to capture and deliver the zero-emission power.
I am proud of our states commitment to renewable energy production, Perry said. We are on the leading edge of developing renewable sources of energy and a more diversified energy economy which is key to keeping costs down.
Perry, who was joined at the announcement by executives of several companies that have committed to building wind energy infrastructure, emphasized the benefits wind energy has on the environment.
For every 1000 megawatts generated by new wind sources, Texas will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by six million tons over the next 20 years.
Perry also noted that the announcement bodes well for further growth of the Texas economy.
Over the past three years we have added 650,000 jobs, transformed a record budget deficit into a record budget surplus, and attracted more business expansions and relocations than any state in the nation, Perry said.
With this $10 billion announcement, the economic ripple will be more like a tidal wave as these companies pour millions of dollars into wages and salaries for Texas workers.
Texas has abundant wind energy, particularly in West Texas and along the gulf cost. In 2001 Texas added more wind power capacity than all other states combined, and earlier this summer Texas surpassed California as the nations leader in wind generation capacity.
The planned expansion of wind-generated energy builds on initiatives Perry developed in 2003 with the creation of the Texas Energy Planning Council. The council was charged with developing a long-term energy plan for the state, including exploring alternative and renewable sources of energy. The councils report, issued in December 2004, recommended that by 2025, 10 percent of the states power needs come from renewable sources and that the PUC takes steps to overcome transmission obstacles that limit the development of renewable energy sources.
This is a monumental investment that will make our air cleaner and our people healthier, Perry said.
Unless its additional energy production, in which case, it may not reduce a bloody thing.
Yes really
Wow, brilliant, canceling the Trans Texas Corridor will save less than $50 million to use on other roads, since almost all the funding for the TTC is going to come from the private sector. The only state funds that will be spent on the TTC are a few million for initial studies, the only fed money are potentially seed loans available ONLY to toll roads.
Of course she knows this, but is counting on people not knowing the facts and making them think that the TTC will cost Texas taxpayers $184 million dollars. She is just another dishonest liar, saying what people want to hear and misleading good people. It is wrong when Clinton did it and dispicable when she does it.
That should be posted in its entirety. So here we go:
Strayhorns Transportation Plan Reads Like Bad Science Fiction
AUSTIN Carole Strayhorn today unveiled a transportation plan that does little more than read like the script of a bad science fiction movie: a lot of lights, a few cameras and very little action.
Carole Strayhorns latest plan to solve Texas future transportation needs is so unrealistic, she might as well have proposed using the transporter system from the Starship Enterprise, said Perry campaign spokesman Robert Black. Carole Strayhorn is trying to make Texans believe her plan is legitimate by using bad special effects, slights-of-hand, and out-of-this-world absurdity but Texans are smart enough to see there is no substance behind her smoke and mirror transportation tricks.
Carole Strayhorns latest far-fetched proposals:
* Implement a Ports-to-Plains transportation plan. Carole Strayhorn provides no new funds for completion of this project and this plan does nothing to relieve congestion in the I35 corridor. She claims that she is opposed to taking private land for public highways, yet she is willing to take West Texas land for a public highway?
* Expand I35 by using existing rights-of-way. This plan is currently being implemented where existing rights-of-way can be utilized. It will add one lane to I35, cost billions of dollars and take decades to complete.
* Double Deck I35. To double deck I35 would cost $10 billion and take decades. She provides no new money to fund this venture.
* Further efficiencies in TxDOT. Where are the efficiencies? If Carole Strayhorn knows where TxDOT is wasting money, she should tell taxpayers today.
* Increase Telecommuting. Is Carole Strayhorn going to TELL Texans to stay home and FORCE telecommuting on Texas employers? How will mechanics, utility workers, oil patch workers, and millions of other Texans who labor with their hands every day.
* Make railroads more efficient. How will Carole Strayhorn implement this proposal? How will she force private railroads to be more efficient on 120 year old rail lines? How does this get hazardous materials out of our city centers?
* Use $4 billion in Texas Mobility Funds. This money is already dedicated to relieve congestion in Texas major metro areas. Is Carole Strayhorn proposing stripping our major cities of these funds and allowing congestion to continue?
* Use $3 billion in revenue bonds. Like the mobility fund, most of this revenue has already been committed to relieve congestion in urban areas.
Earlier in the year, the Strayhorn campaigns first response to address the Texas transportation challenge was to do nothing: He (Strayhorn campaign manager Brad McClellan) said theres plenty of state and federal transportation aid to pay for the states future highway needs. [Austin American Statesman 02/25/06]
While now saying that she is against toll roads, Carole Strayhorn repeatedly recommended that the Texas Legislature use toll roads to build more roads faster. She even advocated using the financing tools used to build the Trans Texas Corridor.
* Comptroller Rylanders performance review recommends TxDOT adopt innovative financing tools, such as Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles (GARVEEs), build more toll roads, and tap into a new line of credit through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA). [Press release from Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander, January 12, 2001]
* Another dimension of Shapiros plan, called toll equity, which Rylander supports, lets the state pool taxpayer money with private financing to build toll roads, which helps free up state money for other projects. [Lawmakers lay groundwork to ease traffic, but plan lacks money. Associated Press 20 May 2001]
* Some of Rylanders proposals would make it easier for Texans to register their cars, and others would consolidate operations at various department offices. She also supports building toll roads and ensuring that representatives from every region of Texas, including the border, serve on the Transportation Commission. [Comptroller criticizes state agency; Rylanders report says. Austin American-Statesman Jan.13, 2001]
* Building highways through toll financing, rather than pay-as-you-go financing, dramatically speeds the time it takes to complete a given project. We estimate that if tolls made possible the immediate construction of a $320 million project that would otherwise not be built for another 15 years, the project would economically benefit the state some $411 million more, over 30 years, than if the road was delayed and built as a free road under a pay-as-you-go system. [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Paving the Way: A Review of the Texas Department of Transportation. Jan. 2000]
Carole Strayhorn has been all over the map when it comes to transportation and her latest proposal amounts to unfunded promises that will leave Texans stuck in traffic for decades, Black said. Texans deserve better than a plan that looks like it was drawn up on the back of a cocktail napkin.
http://www.rickperry.org/news/article/291
Yes, you see reality. The fantasy is that wind/solar/biodiesel/other will REPLACE existing sources. Pure nonsense, additional energy sources will just mean MORE available energy to play with, that's all. The problem isn't the lack of ENERGY, it's the lack of responsible PEOPLE!
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