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In the Philippines almost 30% of the country’s energy needs are from a geothermal renewable energy source of the earth.  This move was started over 30 years ago when the now deposed leaded Ferdinand Marcos reacted to the energy crunch in the 70”s.  He created a major governmental program to tap into their natural resource to not only reduce the country’s dependency on foreign oil imports but to reduce the price of supplying energy to the people of his country.

With a country of 90 million people where over 40% of the population survives off of less than $2 a day, a solution for cheap reliable green energy was needed.  Today this country is home to the world’s largest consumers of electricity from a geothermal power source.

America is ranked #1 in geothermal power capacity in use and has even more potential for expansion of this green renewable energy source but have yet to exploit it to its full potential. For over 30 years the government of the Philippines has been behind their initiative to ever expand this power source with consistent enthusiasm.  The government of the Untied States has been behind our nation’s commitment for geothermal power but it has been inconsistent.  Each new president has his own agenda so priorities keep changing.

A perfect example of inconsistency is what the Bush administration did. In 2006 the federal spending programs for the development into geothermal power was reduced to $5 million.  This is only 5% of what it was in the 1980”s.  Because of this many projects had to be dismantled which was not only a waste of U.S. tax dollars but the scientists involved had to find other employment.

A consistent green energy policy needs to be not only established but keep immaterial of what administration is in office. Geothermal is a renewable energy source our country needs and has plenty of.  All the government needs to do is quit wasting the tax dollars and stay focused.