All Posts Tagged With: "Choose Wind"
Republicans Score Political Points, Kill Jobs
This just in from the News Journal, an important partner for the wind turbine tower construction project has pulled out of a partnership with Delawind. You may remember that Delawind was attacked by the right-wing here in Delaware because one of their principles is John Carney. Delawind had applied for financing from the state to [...]
22Dec2009 | liberalgeek | 8 comments | Continued
Offshore Wind: The Rest of the Country is Starting to Notice
The LA Times has an article about a report presented to the 25x’25 summit in Virginia that says that offshore wind could provide more electricity than the US currently uses.
The biggest wind potential lies off the nation’s Atlantic coast, which the Interior report estimates could produce 1,000 gigawatts of electricity — enough to meet a [...]
Windpower Deal: Greased Lightning!
Wow. Just Wow. The windpower bill passed both houses of the legislature this evening. Tommywind has the story.
To give you a feeling for this bills speed, I called Bluewater yesterday afternoon to get the bill number from them so that I could post a “Call your Senator and Rep” post with the actual bill number. [...]
Kavips Blogging on Windpower at DKos
Go check it out here. Recommend this so that it hangs around abit.
It is a splendid job, as usual, trying to build more support for this project.
McDowell Ethics Story Update In the Works
My last Harris McDowell post generated a lot of interest, so I want to tease an update based on some new information I’ve turned up and basically keep the pot simmering.
I’m taking my time because I fully expect this reporting to be the base for a number of the main stream media stories that [...]
LiberalGeek Question of the Day
With all apologies to Donviti, I have a question. Can we all agree that Ethanol is a failure and that we need to bail out on it before we tar all alternative energies as bad ideas?
I believe that we make mistakes. Ethanol is one of them and the sooner we cut bait on it, the [...]
TommyWonk to Talk Wind Power with Progressives Dems
I have been asked to speak to the gathering of the Progressive Democrats of Delaware (PDD) tonight at 7:00. I will be talking about advocating for wind power with the General Assembly. The action group that met last month is working on a detailed plan to inform legislators on the policy basis for giving the [...]
2Jan2008 | tommywonk | 10 comments | Continued
Wonky Wednesday: Facts, Law and Public Sentiment
The News Journal story on the non-decision on wind power ended with this quote from me:
Tom Noyes, whose Tommywonk blog is widely read among Delaware environmentalists, expressed optimism the issues could be worked out.
“We’ve got the facts on our side, we’ve got the law on our side, we’ve got public sentiment on our side. [...]
Choose Wind
The Public Service Commission and three other state agencies overseeing the wind power negotiations will meet on November 20 to decide whether to continue the negotiations between Bluewater Wind and Delmarva Power. They have set a deadline of November 12 for public comments.
The proposed offshore wind power project would produce 13 percent of Delaware’s electricity. [...]
EVERYONE needs to write a letter.
It is that simple. It is not a partisan thing. It is a sanity thing. Listen to Tommywonk on Delmarva Power’s push polling…
Delmarva Power Is Interested in What You Think
Nancy at Delaware Way had the story five days ago, and the News Journal ran the story today: Delmarva Power is conducting [...]
All joking aside – Action Item: Windpower is in trouble
As Tom point out, the initial sixty day timeline for the Delmarva Power RFP negotiations will have run its course as of Saturday. He thinks it’s safe to guess that the negotiations will not have reached a successful conclusion, given that DPL has filed an appeal of the PSC’s decision in Superior Court.
Sooooo, what’s next?
How [...]
Delmarva President Gary Stockbridge is a big lowlife loser who’s mother refused to breast feed due to the fact that he was born with a full set of pointy devil teeth
Read all about it at tommywonk.
16Jul2007 | jason330 | 4 comments | Continued
TommyWonk to Talk Energy on WDEL Today
I’ve been invited to talk about the latest developments in the energy saga with Allan Loudell on WDEL, 1150 AM, at 12:14. As noted yesterday, Delmarva Power filed an appeal of the Public Service Commission’s decision directing the company to open negotiations to bring wind power to Delaware.
22Jun2007 | tommywonk | 2 comments | Continued
Wonky Wednesday: Delaware Chooses Wind
It’s doubtful that the Public Service Commission has ever generated more interest and excitement than it has with yesterday’s decision to order Delmarva Power to begin negotiating with Bluewater Wind. The PSC’s order, which should be available online tomorrow, also directs DPL to negotiate with Conectiv and NRG for a natural gas backup facility. A [...]
23May2007 | tommywonk | 2 comments | Continued
Unions and Matt Denn Support Windpower for Delaware
Matt Denn lays it down in an open letter to the four agencies charged with endorsing the PSC findings which was published today in the Delaware State News.
Statistical evidence provided to the commission indicates that the choice of wind-power would result in fewer premature deaths, fewer hospital visits and fewer asthma attacks.
It is simply common [...]
Wonky Wednesday: Whither Wind?
Next Tuesday, May 22, we should have a final determination from the Public Service Commission (PSC) in the form of a formal order, and concurrence from DNREC, OMB and the Controller General. I expect that the PSC will formally adopt its decision from last week to direct Delmarva Power to begin negotiations with Bluewater Wind [...]
16May2007 | tommywonk | 2 comments | Continued
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, DPL [...]
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 considered in [...]
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.
4May2007 | tommywonk | 3 comments | Continued
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 informative.
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 it [...]
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, how did [...]
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 [...]
30Apr2007 | liberalgeek | Comments Off | Continued
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 [...]
27Apr2007 | liberalgeek | 9 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
