Previous Congress (109th)
- H.R. 4761 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006
- H.R. 5965 - Progress Act
- H.R. 5653 - Investment in American Energy Independence Act of 2006
- H.R. 5890 - American-Made Energy Trust Fund Bill
- S. 1920 - Renewable Diesel Standard Act of 2005
- S. 2446 - American Fuels Act of 2006
- S. 3325 - Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2006

Current Congress (110th)
- S. 154
- S. 155
- H.R. 370

Next Congress (110th)

Unknown right now, make some interesting suggestions along the lines of a solution coming from a Coalition of Coal

businesses. Since Coal businesses know how they can endorse matters better its the future they will concern them-

selves about so to add (CTL) and Automakers necessities and necessities of cities that desire a Electric Monorail

System. It may occur in some states that waterways become a life thread to industry and state management of

products produced in the states. With this in mind they can direct proper initiatives to the right people concerned

about their states energy situation and solutions.

News Making Interest Grow

QuantumSphere, a Santa Ana, CA has developed a 5-watt Methanol Fuel Cell and has been awarded $120,000 to

study the synthesis and electrochemistry of bifunctional anodes, high temperature electrolyte membranes and

low-cost cathode catalysts. PhaseII of the project, a two-year $750,000 effort to develop a 200-watt methanol

reforming fuel cell in a smaller, lighter form to power portable electronic devices in the Army's Future Force

Warrior Program. The Army's flagship science and technology program, Future Force Warrior, aims at integrating

best-in-class technologies to enhance the combat effectiveness of the soldier and small combat unit.

QuantumSphere, is looking towards the future to endorse general public methanol fuel cell technology to benefit

the private sector. New Glycerine to Methanol technique, catalytic hydrogenolysis of glycerine, is a direct

production using a precious metal catalyst in industrially mild conditions of just 100°C temperature and a 20 bar

pressure of hydrogen gas. Patented by Oxford University, Isis Innovation, the University's technology transfer

company.

China is endorsing two new economic stimulus packages, one is bundled in a ADDED VALUE TAX on all

products of entreprises in China and that means steel VAT, and everything made of steel VAT, export VAT

as well so we are going to see a surge in Chinese markets because of Middlemen seeking to go up in ranks

and because they want to invest before VAT takes effect passing the burdens on startup for another

replacement sales opportunist to deal with Americans. Ford Motor Company has for a long while purchased

from Canadian automakers vehicles labeled as Assembled in Canada, that is partial truth, the other partial

truth is that the steel cams from China. Now with VAT to figure think what other hardships automakers will

have with loans to pay those extra cost factors it means more interest to American Banks so the Bailout

Money should really not be considered. Working with American Businesses the automakers need to

endorse long term purchase agreements so that stocks will replace the amount owed to them should the

products made not sell and then they are guaranteed profits as sales occur with a insurance clause which

can be a forgiven investment policy because it supports US Savings Bonds investments for retired and

layed off workers.

Japan has developed a cheaper Natural Gas catalyst to make plastic & alternative fuels more cheaply.

It uses a smaller amount of nickel or platinum than what is used currently, or less costly palladium.

First stage processing via catalyst turns Natural Gas to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen to make

Methanol and Alternative Auto fuels. These are known as Gas-To-Liquid, GTL Technologies.

Manufacturing desires Gas as opposed to oil and its less greenhouse gas emissions. Japan's New

Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) helped in developing the new

technology.

Greenpeace is now urging South Africa to end dependence on coal.

In Johannesburg South Africa a lobby group is now open to address climate change, deforestation & overfishing in Africa,

soon another office in the Democratic Republic of Congo will open and another in Senegal next year. The U.N. stated 250

million Africans by 2020 will be living in areas where there is no water.

Ethanol, Coal, CTL, China, VAT

Folks, there is only one thing that will help save America Automakers businesses and that is

American Businesses. I cannot stress that enough all because of how I see what automakers

need to survive and it has to come from American Business not foreign businesses.

America needs a new steel industry and only 25 companies coming together in a AutoGen

can accomplish that, try not to allow any President to stop a AutoGen like President Bush

stopped the FutureGen. Think about at least $20 million investment to make it possible to startup

and then the automakers should start receiving the first results. It must include CTL Technologies

which convert Coal To Liquid plus Natural Gas and ultimately Electric Smelting Furnaces. Need

I say more?

11/13/2008 4:55:30 AM

It will really depends on how dispersed the Automakers have made their financial situation, $25B

was asked to help them and they need less that that by restructing the financial situatiuon, if it

goes into foreign repayment or is not, if it is about retirement payments which would have to start

a new policy maybe to suspend stock brokerages of automakers for five years and start funneling

stock dividends slowly each month while using some for investment, if there are medical

insurances that could be adjusted, if there are land properties that could be liquidated of

otherwise sold or leased, if there is to many insurers to pay off each year those would have to be

divisional per the total to end result in ten years, what they would formally have to establish is a

new working company and many employees would have to take a pay cut, cut down of elaborate

advertising and loans esp. build into the US Department of Education Grants for employees so

their College and University expenses will be cut by 40% because their education may take five

to ten years to complete which means Colleges and Universities will have to take a big slash in

their budgets and hiring may be affected and layoffs expected. Those things a a few more would

diminish the time and amount by at least $15B over five to ten years. Also include states that

need to build a Electric Monorail System and maybe the plan can work, this is a long-term

positive solution. Keep your eye on DOE's solution, 'Advanced Technology Vehicles

Manufacturing Loan Program' (News). When it appearsin the Federal Register it will be official.

DOE will also accept comments on the rule for 30 days after its publication. The loan program

was authorized by section 136 of the 'Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007', which

President Bush signed into law in December 2007. To qualify for the loan, the vehicles being

manufactured must meet tough emissions standards while achieving a 25% greater fuel

economy than similar vehicles sold in Model Year 2005.Congress appropriated $7.5 Billion in

late September to cover the subsidy cost of the loans, and the actual amount of loans available

will depend on the financial circumstances of the borrowers and the specifics of their proposed

projects. Each manufacturer must be financially viable to receive a loan. And although DOE

intends to expedite the Loans, the agency must comply with all statutory requirements,

including the National Environmental Policy Act. DOE expects to issue the loans in several

rounds, with a new round every three months. Applications for the first round of funding are

due on December 31. Recommends by DOE are extremely high for older vehicles

consumer's own to consider complying to since they are to become total electric I see hardly

any comparison possible to DOE recommends.

11/13/2008 5:24:00 AM

Nothing out of sink with proposing more Ethanol Plants, Brazil however is going well beyond

expectations, their use projected by 2012 is 8 Billion Gallons per year while their set

incentives will be 28 Billion Gallons per year so their exports of Ethanol will increase

significantly. Maybe Brazil has a better growth ability than most states in the US have and

maybe our efforts should be to import ethanol we could mix with gasoline for our use with

some reserves we produce and that would keep a balance efficient to the other energy

forms. Coal Liquefaction Technologies (CTL) means Methanol, Ethanol, Gasoline Jet Fuel,

Diesel Fuel, and by-products. It means that for power small nuclear plants can bring the

electricity to electric smelter furnaces without having to spend money on transporting

energy over and over by railroad. It means new steel plants to counter the Chinese plan to

raise prices using VAT (Value Added Tax) as a means for their government earnings to

increase on the steel, and all products esp. those of steel. China makes every effort

possible to clean their atmosphere of pollution clearing the way for (CTL) in a plant

building move that surpasses all nations. This will give relief to Sinopec Group, parent of

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec), the major Natural Gas producer that could

well gross 3-4 billion cubic meters in future years. Besides this Chinese spirited solar

energy industry that is the worlds leader shall increase their production to offset diesel

fuel and petrol use according to Dou Jinming, Development and Reform Commission

deputy director of Kunming, China. A lot of talk has started about "quality fade" in

Chinese products resultant of increased production. For a small company to expand to

a major company is another entire separate issue it does cause "quality fade". This is

the deliberate and secret habit of widening profit margins through a reduction in the

quality of materials. Silk, aluminum, and missing parts replaced by other materials are

dangers for buyers. China is expanding their economies in manufacturing into India and

Brazil. Quality Control Fade will be a large contributing factor for American buyers to

watch out for besides increased prices and VAT to all exported products suggesting

American buyers to buy American made products instead to help in American

economics instead of strengthening Chinese economics. Ford Motor Company needs

a new steel plant in America to stop importing China's steel which will soon have VAT

additions, this calls for new electric smelter furnaces powered by small nuclear

reactors to bring down the overhead and lengthen our valued resources of coal and

other fuels normally seen for fire based furnaces.

11/13/2008 11:18:47 AM

If your unhappy with American Politics, and really disgusted with the ever increasing price of petrol for your home and vehicle then join the rest of the people at large whom have the exact same feelings drawn against the petrol industry in America that is engaging with foreign producers and bringing about this unfair action as they make billions more each time they change the criteria. You need to consider how much you want this and for how long your want this so donate here, http://jonalist.bravehost.com/donate.html and save your efforts denouncing their position for their actions being against your principals or financial ability, just go that step further and think about the future.

With Ethanol to replace gasoline I wonder what else this is saying, many tanker trucks will have lost access to the highways in America following inspections to carry alcohol instead of gasoline. its not like they were carrying a few barrels of oil each day somewhere as that commodity is mainly needed by a few households that are sticking to their old heating and cooling systems when they should change them to Natural Gas or Electric. Even so Sugar Cane can be made into Ethanol our best bet for the future is creating more electric objectives and doing it in mass production rather than a few hundred to a thousand per month, it's what consumers need so it must be provided and that is how I see the ordeal however technical or frustrating it can become there is a viable reason why we need a Foundation and we can create it immediately without a political opposition dressed as a political party with their own needs while consumers are left in the dark on owning and operating their own Electric Vehicle so let's do this for all consumer's government can just wait on a list we will assign since they have such get up and go for fossil fuel development and increasing the resources here in the US.

I had a feeling that if American Politics cannot run a workforce everyday of the year that some are stuck on observing a Federal Holiday then this is why we need a Foundation, furthermore we need a Foundation to provide us with a means to give contributions and make donations. Contributing can be items such as: land, cars, trucks, vans, buses, motorcycles, household items, railroad trains, railroad tracks, homes, hotels, motels, airports, factories, manufacturing facilities, and old closed military bases and there are many more possibilities. After a time in designing the needs for the consumers it will be determined how these things are used and applied while some can be used for emergency situations so actually the Foundation is management of contributions rather not a reseller of items as many may think so to achieve funding. I have small investments not amounting to much right now in the Foundation and I plan more as I progress and will be considering management of a website and seeking partners whom can offer their assistance and guidance. Theres not much new with me other than I await conversion of my own auto from gasoline to electric.

Decide today and join a nationwide campaign to get fairness from what government is telling us that we need to conserve and be ready for that future not so far away. Let's convert automobiles from gasoline to electric beginning right now, theres a long way to go to convenience all consumer's to do this and all we need do is get started and they will endorse our challenge.