Tag: Energy and the Environment
Wonky Wednesday: Public Engagement in Shaping Delaware’s Energy Future
The big news is that the Public Service Commission (PSC) more or less adopted its staff’s recommendation that Delmarva Power be directed to begin negotiating a long term contract with Bluewater Wind and with Conectiv and/or NRG for a backup natural gas facility. How diligent Delmarva will be in negotiating is another matter. Last week, […]
Delaware’s Wind Farm Push, makes the Washington Post’s front page!
No doubt these guys are reading Delaware Liberal!! Delaware Energy Debate Could Turn on the Wind REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Two hundred towering windmills, each so tall that its blades would loom over the U.S. Capitol Dome, could be built in the Atlantic Ocean near one of Washingtonians’ favorite beach retreats, under a plan being […]
Jack Markell Writes a Letter to Delmarva Power
Jack Markell just fired off a letter to Gary Stockbridge, President of Delmarva Power, and TommyWonk has it.
TommyWonk Talking Energy Tonight on WDEL, 1150 AM
Allan Loudell has invited on to his show to talk about energy this evening at 5:35 on WDEL, 1150 AM. Allan being a pretty wonky guy himself, I’d better be ready with plenty of facts and figures. Update: I just got done; Allan had me on at 5:25, not 5:35. It was fun and hopefully […]
Wonky Wednesday: Progress on Wind Power
Two breaking developments mean that the prospect for wind power in Delaware is looking brighter. First, we have this interesting news from the PSC, via the News Journal: Delmarva Power should contract with Bluewater Wind to build a smaller wind park than originally proposed, and Conectiv Energy to build a natural gas plant to back […]
I was just wondering
Do eagles get a say in the vote for coal or Wind power? I mean, they should have a say too shouldn’t they? When the government told us to just eat less fish to get less Mercury in our bodies how did they get the message to the Eagles and other birds of prey? Hell, […]
Tracking Progress on Wind Support
I am trying to compile a list of the politicians that support wind power and those that support the burning of fossil fuels. The list appears at the bottom of the “Choose Wind” page I posted here. So far, I have 2 of the people that I have been top supporters of each. Jack Markell […]
Let’s get this Party Started – Wind Power
Hi all. I have added a page that outlines what each and every one of us can do to make wind power a reality. It is a blueprint for how to apply pressure to the various branches of government to get maximize our chances of getting our wind farm approved. This page is now always […]
Wonky Wednesday: Homework and Drinking Liberally
Blogging TommyWonk style is all about doing your homework and having fun while you’re at it. So tonight, I’m starting into the report of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) Task Force (featured in today’s News Journal). The proposed SEU would provide financing and resources to help energy consumers reduce their dependence on the grid. Also, […]
“No-Brainer” Windpower Needs Support
I think that the windfarm off the coast is such a no-brainer that I have not given it much thought. The fact is, clean wind power needs you support. Start here, and also check out Tommywonk who has some good posts on the topic. The Danes are coming Denmark has led the way in offshore […]
Wonky Wednesday: What Is the Value of a Tree?
The poets might object, but economic techniques are increasingly being used to place a dollar value on trees. The blog Environmental Economics has an interesting post on placing a dollar value on NewYork City’s street trees. The city’s City Parks Department has developed a method for measuring the economic value of all the street trees […]
Wonky Wednesday: Latest Comments on Energy
The PSC has posted the most recent round of comments on the energy RFP. John Austin, who used to work for EPA and lives in Rehoboth Beach, has some particularly enlightening comments: One of the many facts that has come to light in the bid review process is that the net output of the [NRG] […]
Joe Barton Knows All He Needs to Know
Joe Barton (R-Denial) and Al Gore sparred in Congressional hearings yesterday. Al got the better of him. It wasn’t really fair, it was a battle of wits and Barton was unarmed. But Barton was so sure that he knew all he needed to know about Global Warming so he read the newspaper during a part […]
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