Comment: Attention, Corporate Virginia, NO URANIUM MINING, NO NUKE POWER, GET WITH THE GREEN WORLD, NOT THE OLD WAYS OF DURING THINGS!!!Saturday, May 09, 2009 5:52 PM
(Source: Claremore Daily Progress)By Joy Hampton, Claremore Daily Progress, Okla.
May 9--U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) announced Thursday the budget slash delivered by President Barack Obama to the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada means the project will be shut down.
"It's over," said Reid in a video posted to the senator's Web site. In that video, Reid commends Obama for staying true to his word. "The only monies used now will be to terminate the project."
Opponents of nuclear power cite the issue of waste disposal as a primary concern. Proponents have pointed to Yucca Mountain as the solution. That's a solution Reid has opposed for two decades. The proposed nuclear waste dump is 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
If the Yucca Mountain project is indeed dead, that could be a setback to future development of nuclear energy.
(Source: Claremore Daily Progress)By Joy Hampton, Claremore Daily Progress, Okla.
May 9--U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) announced Thursday the budget slash delivered by President Barack Obama to the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada means the project will be shut down.
"It's over," said Reid in a video posted to the senator's Web site. In that video, Reid commends Obama for staying true to his word. "The only monies used now will be to terminate the project."
Opponents of nuclear power cite the issue of waste disposal as a primary concern. Proponents have pointed to Yucca Mountain as the solution. That's a solution Reid has opposed for two decades. The proposed nuclear waste dump is 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
If the Yucca Mountain project is indeed dead, that could be a setback to future development of nuclear energy.
The current "green" push is for renewable energy sources including wind, a developing industry in Oklahoma.
"The WINDPOWER 2009 Conference in Chicago is wrapping up today," said DMI General Manager Gary Williams on Thursday. The Catoosa factory manufactures wind towers. Williams attended the conference on Wednesday which saw notables such as T. Boone Pickens.
"We need a national renewable plan," said Williams. He said Obama has been helpful and the current administration has adopted elements of Pickens's plan.
"Transmission lines are a big part of that," said Williams. He, like other energy industry officials, say the government should invest in a national transmission system similar to the investment made in the highway system.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has said renewable energy will take high priority under the current administration.
Last month, Reid introduced the Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act which is intended to promote investment in the transmission of electricity with the lion's share of that transmission capacity reserved for renewable sources such as wind and solar power. The proposed bill also addresses nation-level transmission planning.
According to the American Wind Energy Association, the Clean Energy Aspects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act sign by Obama Feb. 17 represents "significant and positive benefits for the renewable energy industry."
Highlights of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as it affects renewable energy include tax credits, grants, a new Department of Energy loan guarantee program directing $4 billion to promote renewable energy and $2 billion to promote transmission, and other incentives.
Williams said support for wind energy will have a positive trickle-down effect in Oklahoma.
"It will benefit the supply chain," said Williams. Additional transmission and wind farms means more business for DMI, and more production at DMI means local employment and the purchase of other goods and services from area business.
Affordable, renewable energy and a decreased reliance on foreign oil is part of the goal proposed by renewable energy proponents. Though wind energy is only expected to comprise a small percentage of Oklahoma's overall energy portfolio, it is an important part of a diverse folder of options for the windy state. The Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative, a collaborative project between the states two major public universities, is devoted to the investigation and promotion of wind energy in Oklahoma.
Rural states like Oklahoma, Texas and Nevada are likely to be some of the biggest winners if wind energy continues to grow.
Reid's bill, if passed into law, is certainly designed to benefit Nevada with the state's potential for solar, wind and geothermal renewable energy resources.
Critics say Reid's bill would give too much power to the federal government to establish "green zones," requiring states to comply by building transmission lines that must transmit high percentages of renewable energy.
Proponents say the bill is intended to promote investment in transmission.
Power industry officials in Oklahoma have long said transmission is an issue of growing concern. In the case of wind generation, it is critical.
Wind farms are often located in remote areas. Without transmission lines, there is no way to get the power generated by those wind turbines to customers who need the power.
Transmission is a factor in traditional energy generation as well.
Currently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is working on the issue. As of mid-March FERC accelerated the development of a "Smart Grid." The primary effect of the gird would be more efficient transmission with less loss of energy along the way.
"By minimizing line losses, Smart Grid technologies will allow generators to produce less energy and less pollution, while delivering the same amount of electricity to customers," said FERC Commissioner Philip Moeller in a March 19 press release.
Meantime, the wind power industry has suffered along with the rest of the nation.
"The general industry thinking is that 2010 will be much better than 2009," said Williams.
He said current politics will set policy that affects the industry.
"We need our legislators to keep the ball moving. We're positioned well here in Oklahoma to profit by wind."
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"The WINDPOWER 2009 Conference in Chicago is wrapping up today," said DMI General Manager Gary Williams on Thursday. The Catoosa factory manufactures wind towers. Williams attended the conference on Wednesday which saw notables such as T. Boone Pickens.
"We need a national renewable plan," said Williams. He said Obama has been helpful and the current administration has adopted elements of Pickens's plan.
"Transmission lines are a big part of that," said Williams. He, like other energy industry officials, say the government should invest in a national transmission system similar to the investment made in the highway system.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has said renewable energy will take high priority under the current administration.
Last month, Reid introduced the Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act which is intended to promote investment in the transmission of electricity with the lion's share of that transmission capacity reserved for renewable sources such as wind and solar power. The proposed bill also addresses nation-level transmission planning.
According to the American Wind Energy Association, the Clean Energy Aspects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act sign by Obama Feb. 17 represents "significant and positive benefits for the renewable energy industry."
Highlights of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as it affects renewable energy include tax credits, grants, a new Department of Energy loan guarantee program directing $4 billion to promote renewable energy and $2 billion to promote transmission, and other incentives.
Williams said support for wind energy will have a positive trickle-down effect in Oklahoma.
"It will benefit the supply chain," said Williams. Additional transmission and wind farms means more business for DMI, and more production at DMI means local employment and the purchase of other goods and services from area business.
Affordable, renewable energy and a decreased reliance on foreign oil is part of the goal proposed by renewable energy proponents. Though wind energy is only expected to comprise a small percentage of Oklahoma's overall energy portfolio, it is an important part of a diverse folder of options for the windy state. The Oklahoma Wind Power Initiative, a collaborative project between the states two major public universities, is devoted to the investigation and promotion of wind energy in Oklahoma.
Rural states like Oklahoma, Texas and Nevada are likely to be some of the biggest winners if wind energy continues to grow.
Reid's bill, if passed into law, is certainly designed to benefit Nevada with the state's potential for solar, wind and geothermal renewable energy resources.
Critics say Reid's bill would give too much power to the federal government to establish "green zones," requiring states to comply by building transmission lines that must transmit high percentages of renewable energy.
Proponents say the bill is intended to promote investment in transmission.
Power industry officials in Oklahoma have long said transmission is an issue of growing concern. In the case of wind generation, it is critical.
Wind farms are often located in remote areas. Without transmission lines, there is no way to get the power generated by those wind turbines to customers who need the power.
Transmission is a factor in traditional energy generation as well.
Currently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is working on the issue. As of mid-March FERC accelerated the development of a "Smart Grid." The primary effect of the gird would be more efficient transmission with less loss of energy along the way.
"By minimizing line losses, Smart Grid technologies will allow generators to produce less energy and less pollution, while delivering the same amount of electricity to customers," said FERC Commissioner Philip Moeller in a March 19 press release.
Meantime, the wind power industry has suffered along with the rest of the nation.
"The general industry thinking is that 2010 will be much better than 2009," said Williams.
He said current politics will set policy that affects the industry.
"We need our legislators to keep the ball moving. We're positioned well here in Oklahoma to profit by wind."
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3225532
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