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Wonky Wednesday: Public Engagement in Shaping Delaware’s Energy Future

By tommywonk May 9, 200713 Comments

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…

Delaware’s Wind Farm Push, makes the Washington Post’s front page!

By Donviti May 7, 20072 Comments

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…

Jack Markell Writes a Letter to Delmarva Power

By tommywonk May 4, 20073 Comments

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

By tommywonk May 4, 2007

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…

Wonky Wednesday: Progress on Wind Power

By tommywonk May 2, 200716 Comments

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…

I was just wondering

By Donviti April 30, 20071 Comment

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…

Tracking Progress on Wind Support

By liberalgeek April 30, 2007

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…

Let’s get this Party Started – Wind Power

By liberalgeek April 27, 20079 Comments

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…

Wonky Wednesday: Homework and Drinking Liberally

By tommywonk April 25, 20073 Comments

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…

“No-Brainer” Windpower Needs Support

By jason330 April 23, 200726 Comments

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…

Wonky Wednesday: What Is the Value of a Tree?

By tommywonk April 18, 2007

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…

Wonky Wednesday: Latest Comments on Energy

By tommywonk April 4, 20073 Comments

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…

Joe Barton Knows All He Needs to Know

By liberalgeek March 22, 20072 Comments

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…