July 1, 2008: Red State Wind and the Costs of Nuclear
Wind Power in a Coal State: BusinessWeek looks at the rise of wind power in Kansas. Also in Kansas: The 5,000 acre Flat Ridge Wind Farm wind energy project is underway.
The Wall Street Journal has rounded up some news on recent biofuel and solar technology investments.
The Petro-Manipulators: Timothy Egan sees parallels between the “phony California energy crisis” of 2000-01 and current energy speculation.
Campaign Watch: Sen. John McCain told a Pennsylvania audience that the U.S. is in the midst of an energy crisis.
State governors weigh in on the energy strategies of McCain and Barack Obama.
An Associated Press-Yahoo News poll finds that one third of Americans doubt either McCain or Obama can have much of an effect on fuel prices. Those who believed that they could have an effect favored Obama 28 to 20 percent.
McCain spoke about energy independence in Santa Barbara recently:
In the wake of McCain’s call for new nuclear reactors, John Carey reports that beyond the obvious dangers, “building new ones won’t happen without hefty government support.”
In a warmer world, weeds will flourish. Will we be able to harness them as fuel?
Who Has the Green to Go Green?: Ruhi Shamim wonders if green lifestyles marketed to the wealthy alienate “low-income earners.”
Energy Outlook looks at the BLM’s moratorium on new solar projects.
A draft plan produced by the California Air Resources Board aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state by 30 percent over the next 12 years.
–Christopher Greenspan
Tags: Barack Obama, Biofuels, John McCain, Kansas, Nuclear Energy, solar energy, Wind Energy