This year’s election cycle will be the most important for Wisconsin and our nation in a generation. Tomorrow, voters across the state will be making tough choices as they attempt to select from a field of four Republican candidates for State Senate and Assembly. We, the undersigned Wisconsin grassroots organizations, therefore wanted to pose to…
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Kevon Martis
Green energy? Buyer beware!
My Super Green Eco 10,000 emergency generator had no “fuel” when I needed it most By Kevon Martis After a winter storm left us without power for three days, I vowed to buy a backup generator, to guard against future events. My local hardware store carried a 10,000 Watt gasoline-powered generator for $3,000. The T.…
John Droz
The BlackSmith Tax Credit (BS-TC): A victim of politics
An important centuries-old industry is again forced to play the waiting game By John Droz The following article was inspired by a recent magazine story about the difficulties faced by the wind turbine industry, as it deals with further delays in gaining yet another extension of the 20-year-old Production Tax Credit (PTC) for generating electricity…
Lasee's Notes
Lasee’s Notes August 30, 2012
Coal and Energy A US District Court of Appeals has recently struck down regulations on coal from Obama’s EPA like a parent slapping their kid’s hand away from the cookie jar, and that’s a good thing. If the administration had gotten its way, numerous coal plants around the country would have been shut down to…
Paul Driessen
Real Energy For a New American Renaissance
Sensible, responsible energy policies must replace today’s subsidies and crony corporatism By Paul Driessen America needs more economic growth, domestic manufacturing, jobs – and secure, affordable energy to make those things happen. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney understands that achieving this goal requires unleashing American ingenuity, reducing excessive regulatory strangleholds on businesses and working capital, and…
Kelvin Kemm
Germany’s New “renewable” Energy Policy
Wind and solar power + soaring electricity prices = outsourced jobs + more coal burning … Meanwhile, eco activists demand “sustainable lifestyles” – for other people By Kelvin Kemm It is amazing how biased the international media is when it comes to reporting on energy generation, specifically electricity. In mid-August, Germany opened a new 2200MW…