New news in Kansas wind development (Hays Daily News ) . Six very wind-rich Kansas counties are talking about grouping together in some sort of compact to promote wind development (Trego, Wallace, Sherman, Thomas, Gove and Logan). In part, their approach will be to develop and control the infrastructure needed to get wind resources to market.
Imagine if during the last century, farmers’ co-ops had been able to build and control at least some of the railroads. Pretty cool, huh? Wind is a new resource, with new development patterns, and new social and economic organizations have the chance evolve as a result. Built on old ones, of course.
Kansans win EnergyStar awards . Emporia students build an EnergyStar rated home ( Emporia Gazette ), and the Koch Industries office building in Wichita wins national EnergyStar award ( Wichita Eagle ).
Midwest floods show signs of global warming . ( Reuters ) Quotable: “Floods like ...
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just because I liked it - wind farmer on YouTubeFrom: blog.climateandenergy.org
Post Date: 2008-03-04 17:41:49
this video entertained me. No bells and whistles. Nothing cute. Just a farmer squinting at a video and answering questions that some member of the liberal media was asking him (joke! I have no idea who was interviewing him) about his wind turbines. Pretty straightforward guy. Pretty friendly, pat questions. Still a good video.
— Maril Hazlett, www.climateandenergy.org
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more a thought - and news updatesFrom: blog.climateandenergy.org
Post Date: 2008-03-04 09:28:15
The thought first (before I lose it): Upon reviewing my notes on recent energy presentations/ legislative initiatives in Kansas, it occurred to me - wow, we’ve seen a fair amount of the Nuclear Energy Institute folks in KS during the past year.
Last week Paul Genoa spoke at the KCC Rountable on Nuclear Energy ( where CEP live blogged ). Earlier this year, another NEI representative spoke at a presentation to the KEC. This week on Thursday at 1:30 in Docking 784, ...
more news updates - RUS funding suspended going forwardFrom: blog.climateandenergy.org
Post Date: 2008-03-05 07:16:40
More on the energy financing picture for traditional fossil fuel generation of electricity - following on the heels of Wall Stree backing off from coal, and after Congressman Waxman called for an investigation of the RUS program which finances coal-fired power plant generation in rural areas with taxpayer dollars - the RUS has suspended financing for 2008 and probably 2009 (Business Week).
The article is not clear on exactly what ongoing applications are affected by the suspension...
more CEP live blogging from Senate Committee on Energy and UtilitiesFrom: blog.climateandenergy.org
Post Date: 2008-03-05 06:58:41
Surprise bonus! MH decided to attend the hearing on the KCPL bill (HB 2362) before the Senate Committee on Energy and Utilities, which begins at 9:30 a.m. Add this to the House Select Committee hearing at 1:30, and we are going to have a day full of fun.
We await the committee. Actually, every time I say that - imagine the scene. The conference room is slowly filling full of lobbyists, reporters, etc. People either laugh loudly or talk quietly. We wait… we wait… groups c...
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