Comments for Energy on my Mind

Comment on Squeeze Every Mile From That Pricey Gallon of Gas by Lou Elwell

Lou Elwell — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:53:31 +0000

For a different take on the validity of the EPA testing, you might want to read: http://vortexfuelsaver.com/page_27.html

Comment on Tax credits for renewable energy by Browser-Makers Seek Clickjacking Fix

Browser-Makers Seek Clickjacking Fix — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:25:03 +0000

..]Carmike suspended its dividend, while Duke Energy, owner of utilities in five states, tapped $1 billion from a credit agreement…]

Comment on Two Dot Wind asks for regulatory relief by Lance Kind

Lance Kind — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:24:44 +0000

Northwestern Energy needs to try harder at working with wind developers. Simply demanding fees without supporting the true cost is an act of obstruction of progress in energy generation. Studies show that adding wind generation doesn’t add a measurable cost to the power grid any more than adding a coal fired or other “dirty” energy generation. Until wind energy reaches 25% of the power source put on the grid. (And even at that point, those costs can be mitigated depending on the breadth of the grid.)

Comment on Update on recent biomass conference by Louise

Louise — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:42:37 +0000

we are up here in maine and have never used a wood pellet stove before. Does anyone know or have experience with pellets and what the best ones are?

Comment on Global temperature rise constitutes serious threat to planet by Susannaqc

Susannaqc — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:09:48 +0000

omg.. good work, dude

Comment on Skeptics of human-caused global warming meet in New York by Greg

Greg — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:38:00 +0000

Some facts seem to be missing here, like the fact that the Heartland Institute has made it clear that no corporate funds at all were used to help pay for the conference. It was entirely financed by individuals and foundations with no financial interest in the subject of global warming.

All 50 cosponsors of the conference are listed in the program for the event, none of them is a corporation, and none of them made a financial contribution toward the event, so their funding is irrelevant. Cosponsors were asked to help promote the event (on their web sites and in mailings to their members) in exchange for limited numbers of free tickets, a standard cosponsorship arrangement for conferences of this kind.

The Heartland Institute receives about 16% of its total income from corporations, the rest comes from individuals and foundations. No one corporation has EVER contributed more than 5% of Heartland’s annual budget. All energy companies COMBINED in 2007 gave less than 5% of the organization’s total budget. ExxonMobil hasn’t contributed since 2006. If funding determines a think tank’s perspective, then you might expect Heartland to be 95% in favor of global warming alarmism!

-Greg, Legislative Specialist for The Heartland Institute

Comment on Tax credits for renewable energy by Tax credits for renewable energy | Hydrogen Fuel Cell . Net

Tax credits for renewable energy | Hydrogen Fuel Cell . Net — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:03:04 +0000

[...] The Federal government has a tax credit for businesses that install solar, wind, microturbines, or fuel cells. This credit is due to drop to 10% by the end of this year, but currently the credit is set at 30% to encourage the … Read More [...]

Comment on Biomass Conference Saturday by Jay Toups

Jay Toups — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:34:55 +0000

Hi Gary, thanks for posting the symposium info. It went well, about 250 people showed up.

The presentations are available as PDFs on the Big Sky Coalition site:

http://www.bigskycoalition.org/