Comments on: CLIMATE CHANGE: Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Company “game-changing” http://conservationreport.com/2009/09/21/climate-change-second-circuit-court-of-appeals-decision-in-connecticut-v-american-electric-power-company-game-changing/ Tracking news regarding conservation, the environment, energy, politics, and technology Sat, 26 May 2012 21:46:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sanyakhu-Sheps Amare' http://conservationreport.com/2009/09/21/climate-change-second-circuit-court-of-appeals-decision-in-connecticut-v-american-electric-power-company-game-changing/#comment-7253 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:20:14 +0000 http://conservationreport.com/?p=9995#comment-7253 I read the court decision and a few things come to mind:
1. This is a major decision and I expect it to go all the way to the Supreme Court

2. If upheld, though necessary, our energy bills will go up due to the what the power companies to reduce their carbon emissions and what it will cost them. They will simply past the cost to the us the consumers; and since we are “addicted to electricity”, most will pay but many will not be able too ( seniors and other fixed income people).

3. The power companies need to begin developing and partnering with energy companies that are part of the alternative energy production movement.At the very least they should increase their development of pilot-project such as green electrical micro-grids in both urban and rural settings and developing new community economic development/revitalization energy revenue paradigms. The new paradigms should include consumers of the electricity are “part owners” and not just “consumers” of the energy.

4. This is also the best time to spend lots of energy on education folks about the Electricity Economy and our addiction to it, and to develop new energy-efficiency practices and technologies. We just simply have to be more energy efficient.

5. If not life as we know it will cease to be….no ATM, no juice for new computers or hospital equipment; no juice for financial transactions, or not enough power to run our waste systems, not to mention our military and police!

This decision can be both a benefit and curse if not handled right. This just might be a good jumping of point to the Power companies…but hey, this is just my dream..It just isn’t going to happen…and so let the fight continue!

Amare’

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