As is rightly pointed out in various ways in this Army Bob column on "The Green New Deal", and as I have often myself thought, this authoritarian liberty and prosperity grab proposal by the left could be more honestly called "The Green New Steal". It is all premised on a man-made doomsday climate change theory that is an unbelievably naive and powerfully political speculation at best and it amounts to a hoax at worse. In this politically-correct view the money, power and academic respect flows only to those who promote it, and the sound-mined resisters are shouted down and mocked. So joining the bandwagon is tempting to far too many who do or should know better. The available known science and historical data all show that this made-up and novel panicked "hair on fire" arrogant trendy thesis is without any supportable common sense, let alone honest sound merit. That being true of course does not mean we cannot or should not attempt to be more "green" in a sound and responsible ongoing endeavor. I've spent some of my many years and diverse efforts in the realms of energy and transportation efficiency. One thing I can personally verify in both concept and practice is this... Achievable increased "green-ness" does not have to be taxpayer funded or be a job killer for needed industries. There are always better and more efficient ways of doing virtually everything in our lives and in respect to the environment. We should pursue those steps whenever reasonably possible and practicable. I spent some years literally giving away energy and money savings, while profiting from doing so. Government policies often just got in the way and stopped good things from going forward. Many companies are now involved in this kind of "energy services" business and efficiency technologies are getting cheaper. The energy and cost savings achieved by some of these simple technologies are such that the technology can be provided at no cost outlay or risk whatsoever to the user. The anticipated proven savings alone allows the provider to produce, install and even manage the efficiency technology at no cost to the recipient. The savings is shared for a period and then the recipient is given outright both the technology and 100% of the savings forward. Practical efficiencies can more than pay for themselves and should. They can also produce cleaner air, water and other aspects of the environment, and better health. Transportation efficiencies can and are doing the same kind of thing. The government is not required to take the lead in these common sense technological and practical advances and improvements. The government must merely encourage them and just stay out of the way of the doers. The market will produce good things that can greatly effect savings and green efficiencies.