Pickens Plan
T. Boone Pickens plan calls for building new wind generation facilities that will produce 20% of our nation’s electricity and allow us to use natural gas as a transportation fuel. The combination of these domestic energies can replace more than one-third of our foreign oil imports. He says that we…
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Barr’s Energy Plan
The Libertarian candidate for President, Bob Barr doesn’t seem to have a government energy plan. He said in a GQ interview on 6/30/08 that he would eliminate the Department of Energy as well as many other departments. His campaign’s website doesn’t have a section about the energy or the environment….
Nader’s Energy Plan
Ralph Nader agrees with the Apollo Alliance’s “Ten-Point Plan for Good Jobs and Energy Independence. It calls for a $313.72 billion dollar federal investment over the ten years, Apollo progressively shifts the burden of American energy consumption away from fossil fuels and onto domestic renewable energy markets such as the…
McCain’s Energy Plan
John McCain will reform federal government research funding and infrastructure to support the cap and trade emissions reduction goals and emphasize the commercialization of low-carbon technologies. Emissions Permits Will Eventually Be Auctioned To Support The Development Of Advanced Technologies. A portion of the process of these auctions will be used…
Introduction to Solar Power
Solar Power 101 – How does sunlight turn into electricity?