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house Bill H.R. 2961

Does the Dept. of Energy Need to Carry Out an Research Project to Make Gas Turbines More Efficient?

Argument in favor

The federal government is well positioned to promote a research and development project that increases the efficiency of gas turbines. It’ll get done faster this way.

BananaNeil's Opinion
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09/17/2015
27 billion pounds of CO2 will be saved from going into our atmosphere each year if this bill passes. Thats reason enough.
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Noah's Opinion
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09/17/2015
The closer we can get away from fossil fuel the better.
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TheWidge's Opinion
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01/26/2017
Funding studies to make renewable energy more efficient would be good for our country. Government should make policies to protect the environment based on scientific research. Make it clear that you understand that serving the environment serves the people of our country.
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Argument opposed

The government shouldn’t play a role in promoting the development of these technologies. The private sector can handle it without the need for taxpayer dollars.

Seeya's Opinion
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09/17/2015
Let the turbine manufacturers do the studies, as a matter of fact it behooves them to....
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Louis's Opinion
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09/18/2015
Research is an absolute in the battle for efficient energy.
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Wes's Opinion
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09/17/2015
The department of energy needs to be completely defended and the government needs to stop wasting money on research projects. Let the private sector fund and do the research.
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bill Progress

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      house Committees
      Energy
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    IntroducedJuly 7th, 2015

Bill Activity

  • action
    Introduced in House
  • referral
    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  • referral
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

bill Progress

  • Not enacted
    The President has not signed this bill
  • The senate has not voted
  • The house has not voted
      house Committees
      Energy
      Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    IntroducedJuly 7th, 2015
    BananaNeil's Opinion In Favor
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    09/17/2015
    27 billion pounds of CO2 will be saved from going into our atmosphere each year if this bill passes. Thats reason enough.
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    Seeya's Opinion Against
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    09/17/2015
    Let the turbine manufacturers do the studies, as a matter of fact it behooves them to....
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    Noah's Opinion In Favor
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    09/17/2015
    The closer we can get away from fossil fuel the better.
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    Louis's Opinion Against
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    09/18/2015
    Research is an absolute in the battle for efficient energy.
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    Mark's Opinion Against
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    02/23/2016
    Research is the job of the private sector
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    Howard's Opinion In Favor
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    09/18/2015
    Because I care about the future and the environment.
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    TheWidge's Opinion In Favor
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    01/26/2017
    Funding studies to make renewable energy more efficient would be good for our country. Government should make policies to protect the environment based on scientific research. Make it clear that you understand that serving the environment serves the people of our country.
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    Alan's Opinion Against
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    03/24/2016
    Abolish the DOE, I can't afford it.
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    Robert's Opinion Against
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    09/18/2015
    Private industry will do this, the private sector is more efficient,
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    Julliooos's Opinion In Favor
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    02/15/2016
    Anything that can be done to make energy production more efficient is always welcome it will result in lower costs to produce and also lower costs to purchase.
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    Jim's Opinion Against
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    09/19/2015
    Why should the government waste time and money on this? It should be the CEO of the company'
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    Cole's Opinion Against
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    09/18/2015
    The private sector is more than capable of researching the efficiency of gas turbines. GE even has a division dedicated to gas turbines.
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    Loraki's Opinion Against
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    09/18/2015
    This can and should be carried out by the private sector. When did we get the idea that the federal government needed to be involved in EVERYTHING?! Oh, I get it! It MUST be the brainchild of the architects of the Agenda 21 (now morphed into Agenda 30) plan. They aim for global governance and control of EVERYTHING under the guise of the "greater good".
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    Jim2423's Opinion Against
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    09/16/2015
    Leave this to private companies to make turbines more efficient. Every time the government gets involved lots of money is spent and not much happens. Leave this to private companies.
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    David's Opinion Against
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    04/16/2016
    The gas turbine industry is best equipped to innovate within their field. More efficient gas turbines are cheaper to run, and thus there is incentive for the end user to "invest" in newer, more efficient products, creating incentive for forward-thinking manufacturers to bring a more efficient turbine to market. Using taxpayer money to pick a well-connected winner or two within the industry for the greater global good is bad policy, and, more often than not, doesn't work. This is just the kind of "crony capitalism" that has recently given capitalism a bad name.
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    Wes's Opinion Against
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    09/17/2015
    The department of energy needs to be completely defended and the government needs to stop wasting money on research projects. Let the private sector fund and do the research.
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    Frank's Opinion Against
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    09/18/2015
    No. Let private industry develop the product. When government attempts to develop a product the have a unique way to screw it up, cost overruns, and politics get in the way.
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    SouthernGal's Opinion Against
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    06/06/2016
    We should be moving away from fossil fuels, not encouraging more development of them.
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    John's Opinion Against
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    02/14/2016
    Only to benefit the corporations so their profitability can be more efficient stop trying to put the research on the back of American taxpayers
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    CShaffer's Opinion In Favor
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    05/26/2016
    We should be investing more money in being more efficient in providing energy as well as reducing pollution. This bill promises to do so.
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