Politics of Energy: Is Energy Republican or Democrat?

Is Sun a registered democrat?

Is Wind born in a democratic family?

Is Coal a red state voter?

Nuclear must be an independent!

Recently, in my multi cultural and multi political pack of Facebook friends, I was totally shocked that even engineers have issue with politics and sourcing of energy. It actually began on a subject of former Vice President’s energy seeking house and whether he drives a gas guzzler, private plane and whether he is a scientifically called a “Hypocrite”, a Greek word for stage actor, pretender, or dissembler. Does his house fall in category on “Net Zero”?

I had to dig deep. Joules for Energy or Joules per second or Watts for power are outcome of all sources. Burning an exothermic reaction creates Joules such as coal, wood, charcoal. Interaction of sun rays over silicon wafers excites electrons and their movements create joules, and finally, the stratification of air temperature creates wind which in turns propellers and joules are born.

But,  … none of the above paragraph has to deal with any parties. They are in science books. Engineers use these books, and make pumps and design plumbing systems, and we take hot shower. In old days, this would have been called magic.

 

Now we come to a controversial word: Global Warming. This word is definitely coined for political upheaval, and it is noted that one side definitely is opposed. However, activities such as insulating your pipe, your duct, your water heater may assist in reducing global warming, then does this activity make you a democrat.

 

Nationally, a baby energy program of DOE is named Comcheck (commercial) and rescheck (Residential) softwares. These softwares are adopted in the entire country including the “Red” (vs “blue”) states.

By observing the map, one sees that depending on the bluer states, they have adopted most recent program versus the redder states have adopted older versions. Red states have energy codes that require energy savings, do they believe in global warming then?

If one is patriotic, would you not want to save the energy savings of the military and convert that money to salaries to the troops. Once you become more stringent and move towards the California Energy requirements, i.e. T24, do you then become an advocate of Global Warming, or is it just common sense?

You decide.