Old Man Winter is here and has already given us a surprise with some cold temperatures. Some of us are already getting prepared for the upcoming power outages that are inevitable. We are turning to home standby generators. About ten years ago, many people got hooked on backup generators. We realized that most of the electricity we get from our electric providers are pretty reliable, you just cannot rely on mother nature sometimes. Severe weather can come at any time of year, but it’s more... Read Full Story
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune needs to check its press releases from the Democratic National Committee on clean coal technology. They are out of sync with the Democratic talking points. In their editorial today, Rising price of clean coal they say, "It doesn't make sense to rely on "new" methods [clean coal] that are as detrimental as the old." But wait, just this week Wednesday President Bush's Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman sent America's clean coal program back to square one when he tossed... Read Full Story
"The biggest leveraged buyout in history was notable not only for its finances, but also for its unusual feature of having multiple PR firms advising both sides of the deal simultaneously," writes PR Week. The Dallas-based energy company TXU (mentioned in a previous Spin about the front groups campaigning for and against its proposed Texas coal plants) will be purchased by three equity firms for $45 billion. The PR firm Public Strategies, Inc. advised both TXU and its purchasers, as did the... Read Full Story
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune editorial board is against coal. In its editorial, "Clean coal's dirty secret" they attack coal mining. This is the old liberal tactic of making it impossible to mine for the United States' largest natural resource and thereby cutting off the supply of coal for power generation. By doing this the Herald-Tribune has joined with Governor Charlie Crist in an anti-coal campaign. This is fine but neither the Herald-Tribune nor Governor Crist have put forth a... Read Full Story
Some existing coal fired power plants or new power generating plants could convert to wood waste for fuel instead of coal. Wood is a renewable energy source and is carbon neutral.
A New Hampshire utility has converted a coal fired boiler to wood chips. The boiler will drive a 50 megawatt electric generator. Air emissions will be reduced by 380,000 tons. www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=46743
Whole-tree wood chips and other low-grade woods — often referred to as “biomass... Read Full Story
