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- August 5, 2011
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FERC nominee Ron Binz the flipper0
- August 2, 2013
By Amy Oliver Cooke and Robert Applegate As Ron Binz campaigns to be confirmed as the head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, much of the emphasis has been on his position as an activist for what he considers to be low or no carbon energy sources, predominantly Big Wind. (Forget the fact that wind
READ MOREWant open space? Don’t go wind or solar!0
- August 2, 2013
By Robert Applegate Amid the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) latest report1 on the land requirements of solar power generation, others are taking a look at what is really required to power homes using solar and wind and comparing that to another carbon free source, nuclear power generation. A nuclear power plant, the biggest reactors
READ MOREWant open space? Don't go wind or solar!0
- August 2, 2013
By Robert Applegate Amid the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) latest report1 on the land requirements of solar power generation, others are taking a look at what is really required to power homes using solar and wind and comparing that to another carbon free source, nuclear power generation. A nuclear power plant, the biggest reactors
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Why won’t Colorado eco-left consider hydropower renewable?0
- May 13, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers hydropower to be a renewable energy source. The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) calculates that carbon emissions from hydroelectric power are on par with wind and solar energy. Last Thursday, Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a leftist non-profit organization, testified in front of the U.S. House
READ MOREWhy won't Colorado eco-left consider hydropower renewable?0
- May 13, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers hydropower to be a renewable energy source. The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) calculates that carbon emissions from hydroelectric power are on par with wind and solar energy. Last Thursday, Daniel Weiss of the Center for American Progress (CAP), a leftist non-profit organization, testified in front of the U.S. House
READ MORENo love for reality of “renewable” energy in North Carolina0
- May 7, 2013
A newly released survey provides some powerful ammunition for North Carolina lawmakers who want to freeze the state’s renewable energy mandate at its current level rather than continue its increase to meet the 12.5 percent mandate by 2021. The Raleigh, North Carolina, based Civitas Institute conducted the state-wide poll and found that while residents like
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