Monthly Archives: September 2010
Energy Solutions Tour – Oct 2
From the Heartland Renewable Energy Society Energy Solutions Tour – Oct 2 Get on the buses at Indian Woods Middle School, 9700 Woodson. Morning Tour (8:30 am) and Afternoon Tour (2:30 pm). Passive & Active Solar, Extreme Energy Retrofit, LEED Platinum … Continue reading
Poll Finds Coloradans Back Gas Over Coal
A survey conducted by a bipartisan research team – Republican polling service Public Opinion Strategies and Democratic pollsters Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates – found that 79 percent of Colorado voters prefer renewable energy and natural gas over coal. Continue reading
Sunflower Electric’s Rush Job on Coal Plant
It seems that those making the accusations of “gaming the system” are the very ones doing the “gaming.” Efforts by elected officials and others to pressure KDHE are potentially illegal, certainly unethical, and at the very least undermine the responsibility of the agency to objectively and fairly conduct the regulatory process in the interests of the public. Continue reading
America Should be Clean Energy Leader
Beyond driving investment into the U.S. economy, a national RES is predicted to create 274,000 jobs. It will also help protect the 85,000 people currently employed in the U.S. wind industry. Continue reading
Long-term Viability of U.S. Coal Plants at Risk
The power industry is facing unprecedented challenges, as regulatory and policy forces in conjunction with lagging economic activity align, resulting in significant uncertainty over the future of much of the existing coal fleet. Continue reading
Aren’t We Clever
In a year that’s on track to be our planet’s hottest on record, America turned “climate change” into a four-letter word that many U.S. politicians won’t even dare utter in public. If this were just some parlor game, it wouldn’t matter. But the totally bogus “discrediting” of climate science has had serious implications Continue reading
Efforts to Save Coal Could End Up Destroying It
Preventing reductions in global warming pollution by Congress or EPA would prolong uncertainty for investors, ignore public opinion, and deprive a market and revenue essential to develop and deploy the technology necessary to ensure coal’s long-term future. By trying to save coal from pollution reductions these senators could end up destroying it. Continue reading
Coal Plant Permit Expected This Year
In an e-mail dated Monday and obtained by the AP, Sunflower’s vice president of member service and external affairs, Clare Gustin, had accused department Secretary Rod Bremby of “gaming the process” to delay a permit. Cindy Hertel, a spokeswoman for the Hays-based utility, said the e-mail was an attempt to keep supporters of the project updated. Continue reading
House OKs Loans for Rural Energy Efficiency
Rural homeowners could get loans of about $3,000 to $7,500 to make their homes more energy-efficient under legislation the House passed Thursday. Continue reading
Second Public Comment Period for Sunflower to Begin September 23
All comments should be submitted between September 23 and October 23 by e-mail to sunflowercomments@kdheks.gov, or in writing to: KDHE Bureau of Air, Attn.: Sunflower Comments, 1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366 or presented at the hearing. Continue reading →