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Here is a round up of this weeks news. Tacked on to a credit card bill, we can now enjoy concealed weapons in our national parks. Enzi, Barrasso and Lummis sound off on cap and trade. Chrysler is closing down five franchises in Wyoming. Dick Cheney can't stay out of the news, headlining the list of 13 people who made torture possible. We are so proud of him. Enzi is in disagreement with panel members on how to deter youth from smoking. Gov. Dave took some heat for nominating his wife Nancy to serve as a U.S. District Court judge in Wyoming.
Of special note, Sen. Barrasso made a special Memorial Day weekend address promoting coal and gas jobs in Wyoming. In his remarks, he states "and solar only account for about 1 percent of U.S. electricity, far below what is needed to meet the nation's energy needs." He goes on to say "There's enough oil shale in the Rocky Mountain West alone to power America for the next hundred years".
This is a complete lack of forward thinking. O.K., we can power America for the next 100 years. Then what?! Guess how long the wind is going to blow in Wyoming? Forever. Guess how long the sun is going to shine down on our state? Another billion years. Of course wind only counts for 1% of U.S. electricity...it's just starting to be used! Wyoming can and should be a vital player in alternative energy production. The change is in the wind...literally. Just ask EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, who toured coal production and wind farms with Gov. Dave this week.
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I have been spending the last two weeks looking into solar and wind power. My idea is how low can you create a solar/wind power system for your home. So far it seems practical that you can create a sustainable home energy system for only a few hundred dollars. If I have my way I would like to see a small not for profit enterprise created that replaces coal oil with a sustainable home power. It can be done and we can even bypass the coal oil money and do it ourselves. I will write more on this later as a formal article.
I have been spending the last two weeks looking into solar and wind power. My idea is how low can you create a solar/wind power system for your home. So far it seems practical that you can create a sustainable home energy system for only a few hundred dollars. If I have my way I would like to see a small not for profit enterprise created that replaces coal oil with a sustainable home power. It can be done and we can even bypass the coal oil money and do it ourselves. I will write more on this later as a formal article.
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