Big Environmental News shaping up that you may not have heard through traditional means:
Texas Approves Almost $5 Billion for Wind Project
Texas has approved funding that will help in the development of a state with lots of wind for producing electricity. This will help build transmission lines from rural areas to more heavily populated areas, enough to carry 18,500 megawatts of electricity.
Al Gore Challenges United States to Generate 100% of its Electricity Within Ten Years
Gore noted that this is economically viable for reasons related to increasing prices of coal and oil due to increased demand and that as solar and wind generation meet larger economies of scale, they will become cheaper. He said further that coal and oil markets act in an opposite manner: the more we use them, the pricier they become. Additionally, Gore noted that he believes we should be taxing what we burn, and not so much what we earn.
Bush Lifts Moratorium on Offshore Drilling
The ball is now in the hands of Congress regarding whether or not offshore drilling in new areas would be allowed. The plan may sound okay on the surface of a nation in need of oil/gasoline, but the oil would likely take at least ten years to start pumping, and by then, where will other sources be at? It’s time to start replacing oil with renewable, carbon-free sources, now that it’s becoming economically viable, and the national security and global warming situations require it.
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