Crist once again showed he sold us out for the money. Then again, what do you expect from someone who gives criminals voting rights, while taxing us to death? Come on, he showed his true colors which is Green by the way. He is a phony.

So I engaged in a thought experiment, given the “global warming” rhetoric, how could all people be persuaded to support energy generation that would MOST benefit Florida? Drilling was out, nuclear was very espensive. Refineries would be blocked at every turn. Imported energy, even LNG did not help the balance of trade. Research on new technologies was years from fruition. Land use regulations were locking away any industrial sites at all.

What I came up with was to utilize the Gulf Stream to generate electricity. Turbines and ocean platforms are well understood and there are companies that have products available now.

Turbines located on the ocean floor would spur jobs and development of a great new frontier. Capturing the energy of this river of warm water would save hundreds of millions of gallons of oil, and could generate enough electricity to power the entire eastern seaboard of the United States. The synergies could create a new class of tourism – undersea mini cities to observe and service the equipment in the clear water.

After securing the interest of Sir Richard Branson, I called the Governor Charlie’s office, wrote his website, and I contacted my legislators.

Hoping to entice interest on a subject that Charlie seemed to champion, I told the Governor’s office that Florida would be to energy pollution cap and trade credits what Saudi Arabia is to oil.

I am still waiting for the phone to ring.

Maybe they have got their own people working on it. I think they may be distracted by such things as solar power, or trains. My guess is that they are not that serious about energy or jobs.

Maybe Charlie is all about green energy. However, I did not see him take a serious interest in the Farm to Fuel conferences, other than to address the gathering.
I define a serious interest to be placing bona fide orders from existing companies to produce the energy that the State of Florida actually spends money on each day at competitive rates.

What I have found is that it is one thing to talk about green energy and jobs, it is another thing to roll up your sleeves and make it work. Posing for the cameras and reciting platitudes does nothing when the lights go out and the economy collaspes.

To be fair, some limited research is going on at Florida Atlantic University. To me, this is symptomatic of the problem: We don’t need research, we need contracts for power.

To anyone who thinks that I am just a frustrated individual with an axe to grind, I would reply that there are many frustrated entrepanuers who have ideas even better than this, who cannot get executive or legislative support.

I was horrified when Charlie courted Scharzenneger. Arnold knows every thing about camera angles and scripts, the kind of stuff Charlie wants to learn. These retail politicians know nothing about companies that can create energy from the forces that drive the climate.

So to every shop worn politician that has ignored my furtive pleas for the last five years, quit pretending that you are some kind of an expert, because when the solutions are handed to you on a silver platter, you do nothing, except look for ways to garner campaign contributions.