All Posts Tagged With: "TommyWonk"
Daily Kos Features Delaware’s Weatherization Stimulus
Meteor Blades at Daily Kos has published a post about how states are slow to use their stimulus weatherization dollars. One exception that is cited is the state of Delaware (with a h/t to Delaware’s very own TommyWonk).
In fact, thanks to foot-dragging at the state level, only 8% of that money had been spent [...]
Wingnut Talking Points Smackdown — The Recovery Program
This edition outsourced to Tommywonk. Read the whole thing, but here is an interesting bit:
Left out of that argument is the question of how we got to the largest deficit in history. Hundreds of billions spent on a six year war in a foreign country have not provided much economic benefit here at home. [...]
Tom Noyes First Podcast From Denver
Tom has filed his first report. Please have a listen and take a visit over to Tommywonk to read more.
If you use iTunes, click here to subscribe to the podcast, otherwise, just click the arrow below to listen.
UPDATED: Congrats Tommywonk!
Tommywonk has been announced as the representative of the Delaware Blogosphere to the Democratic National Convention. The rest of us at DelawareLiberal.net will be spending the rest of the day crying in our beers.
Editor’s Note: This comment from a kos diarists bears repeating, because it ties Tommywonk’s trip to Denver to Truth Teller’s concern [...]
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. [...]
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
The Elusive Laffer Curve
Yesterday, Jason linked to this item at Economist’s View on why the magic appearance of the Laffer curve in a chart highlighted in this Wall Street Journal editorial was, shall we say, less than compelling. I’ve taken the time to review the chart and come to a conclusion that won’t please some of my conservative [...]
14Jul2007 | tommywonk | Comments Off | Continued
Wonky Wednesday: When in the Course of Human Events
Over at TommyWonk, it has become a July Fourth tradition to present the text of the Declaration of Independence, which was signed 231 years ago today. You know it has been a year since you read it; so come on over and reacquaint yourself withthis altogether remarkable political document before getting on with your [...]
4Jul2007 | tommywonk | 5 comments | Continued
Drinking Liberally Tonight In Wilmington
For those who do not believe in moderation in all things: This month’s installment of Drinking Liberally is tonight, Thursday, June 28th at 8:00 pm at Kid Shelleen’s, 14th & Scott Streets in Wilmington.
28Jun2007 | tommywonk | Comments Off | Continued
Wonky Wednesday: Let’s Get Recycling Done This Week
The General Assembly has before it a bill, House Substitute 1 to House Bill 146, that would create a meaningful statewide recycling program in Delaware. A competing bill, HB 159, while not as far reaching, would still go a long way to creating the infrastructure for statewide recycling. While either would be good for Delaware, the [...]
27Jun2007 | tommywonk | 7 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: Rudy Skipped Out On the Iraq Study Group
Last week Rudy Giuliani put forward his twelve top priorities without mentioning Iraq. As for the country’s most urgent foreign policy problem, here’s a remarkable comment from a man who would presume to lead this country:
20Jun2007 | tommywonk | 19 comments | Continued
Wonky Wednesday: Jack Markell’s Running for Governor
As if there had been any doubt, Jack Markell called Democratic Party leaders today to let them know he plans to run for governor.
The News Journal, Delaware Grapevine and Alan Loudell of WDEL all have the story. Celia quotes John Carney as not saying that a primary would be a disaster:
“It will be an energetic [...]
Wonky Wednesday: Our Can’t-Do Government
Part of what distinquished the “greatest generation” that won WW II is the quality of the leadership in our national government. It’s a quality sorely lacking in the current administration.
This lament from the eerily prescient Russell Baker in 1982 is even truer today:
Can you imagine any Government of the present age getting itself in shape [...]
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
Dace, Hube and Tommywonk on WILM Saturday Morning
Hube from The Colossus of Rhodey and Tom will be once again joining Dace Blaskovitz on this Saturday’s edition of his “Money & Politics in Delaware” program on WILM, 1450 on your AM dial.
The show airs every Saturday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 on WILM. Hube and I come on at 10:30.
They’ll be talking about [...]
John Carney The Force Behind “Deal” Talk
Tom’s take on this hangs together.
Like a good cop, he does not get fancy but looks at “motive” “means” and “opportunity.”
The bottom line is after years in the trenches, Carney looks at the numbers and sees that he loses to Markell in a primary.
That is not the outcome he bargained for and [...]
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.
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