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New Priorities For Our Energy Future
08/17/2009
Renewable energy and clean-burning natural gas are the basis of a new strategy the world needs to create a cleaner and more secure future. And the global transformation to a clean-energy economy may be the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century. According to the authoritative Potential Gas Committee (administered by the Colorado School of Mines), the U.S. sits on top of massive reservoirs of natural gas—an estimated 2,000 trillion cubic feet—that contain more energy than all the oil in Saudi Arabia.
Local agriculture should drive the transition to a clean-energy economy
08/11/2009
Science tells us that unmitigated climate change will cause shifts in growing seasons, crop yield reductions, increasingly stressed and unreliable water supplies and decreased livestock growth rates, reproduction and milk productivity. Failing to act on climate change will have a drastic impact on our agriculture industry, the families that depend on farming and consumers’ access to affordable food. This issue cannot be ignored.
Wind energy is still cleanest resource out there
08/10/2009
Wisconsin has a vast, largely untapped resource and disagreements about how to tap that resource. A bill making its way to the state Senate could help resolve some of those disputes.
The resource is wind, which rushes across the Niagara Escarpment with a fury that produces a viable source of electricity. Hundreds of wind turbines are being constructed along the escarpment, and several alarmed communities have been throwing up roadblocks to slow or halt their development.
Global Warming News
Veterans push for clean energy, safer nation
10/20/2009
Several military veterans — part of Operation Free Veterans for American Power — brought their 21 state bus tour Monday to the American Legion Post 44 in Canton. The group supports cheap, domestic and renewable energy and contends drastic changes in our weather climate increase potential for military conflicts.
Energy chief visits Jefferson Lab: Clean energy is key to ‘prosperity’
10/01/2009
From creating jobs to making Earth safe for future generations, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu made his case Tuesday to overhaul the nation’s energy system.
In Newport News to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Jefferson Lab, Chu said the United States risks falling behind other nations, specifically China, by not responding quickly to climate change.
Boxer, Kerry Launch Campaign to Pass Senate Cap-And-Trade Bill
09/30/2009
Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and nine Senate supporters kicked off the autumn global warming debate today with a campaign-style rally releasing their comprehensive climate bill.
