Do you support fracking, or coal?

[JDPriestly]

25. I live in Southern California and would like to have a lot more solar.

We could be completely relying on solar for our daytime energy and perhaps even our nighttime energy. There is no excuse for using coal or gas in Southern California other than the investment in upgrading to solar is left up to the individual home or building owners who often cannot afford the upgrade.

Either we care about the environment or we don't.

Today I canvassed in my neighborhood in Los Angeles. So many of the houses are in bad condition, bad paint, bad sidewalks, a lot of trash around them. People work hard and can't afford to keep up their houses much less pay for the upgrade to solar.

Changing our energy sources is a problem for our entire society. We need to start that change where it is easiest and will be most successful. For solar that means starting in the Southwest in my opinion. I am unaware of any other part of the country that could produce as much energy from solar as our area could.

Once solar has replaced gas and coal and oil for electricity production in the Southwest, we can move to changing the way we produce energy in other parts of the country.

Let's do what makes sense first. Immediately replacing coal and gas will be difficult, but replacing them according to a sensible plan over time will work well. Let's put solar to work in the areas with the most sun first. Same for wind area. Some areas have a lot more wind generally than others. Use the wind area in the regions in which it makes the most sense first. Then move on to update the energy sources in other parts of the country. That strategy will also lessen the blow on those areas of our economy that produce coal and oil and gas and give them time to refocus on environmentally friendly ways to produce energy.