Obama, with Al Gore, says Repowering America gives us an ...

[YvonneCa]

...opportunity to create the jobs we need for our economy (paraphrasing). Obama, with Al Gore by his side in Chicago, calls for repowering America. What great news!


http://www.repoweramerica.org/

[YvonneCa]

1. Title edited. n/t

[Greyhound]

2. Another great reason for the government to take over GM. They've been buying and suppressing

patents for more efficient engines, alternative fuels, batteries, solar power generation, etc. for decades. Just releasing these technologies for use and further development would make a huge contribution.

[YvonneCa]

3. Yes. It's time to modernize the industry. n/t

[Greyhound]

10. And the parasites that control it have no interest in modernizing except as it

would be more profitable to them.

Preston Tucker & Friends designed and built a car in 1948 that would take The Big Three over 40 years and several acts of Congress to nearly equal. This is the mindset that runs American business.

[Kolesar]

4. Watch for Combined Heat and Power

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/daily.cfm/hp_news_id=145

U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
EERE News
New Report Details Potential of Combined Heat and Power
December 02, 2008

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has released Combined Heat and Power: Effective Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future, a new report highlighting Combined Heat and Power (CHP) as a realistic solution to enhance national energy efficiency, ensure environmental quality, promote economic growth, and foster a robust energy infrastructure. The report provides an in-depth discussion of current opportunities and challenges to more widespread national CHP deployment, and sets the stage for future policy dialogue aimed at promoting this clean energy solution.

The report asks "What if 20% of generating capacity came from CHP?" If the United States attained this goal by 2030, benefits would include:


A 60% reduction of the projected increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030—the equivalent of removing 154 million cars from the road
Fuel savings of 5.3 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) annually—the equivalent of nearly half the total energy currently consumed by US households
Economically viable application throughout the nation in large and small industrial facilities, commercial buildings, multi-family and single-family housing, institutional facilities, and campuses
The creation of 1 million new highly-skilled, competitive "green-collar" jobs through 2030 and $234 billion in new investments throughout the United States.

CHP, also known as cogeneration, is the concurrent production and use of electricity or mechanical power and useful thermal energy from a single fuel source. CHP includes a suite of technologies that can use a variety of fuels to generate electricity or power at the point of use, allowing normally lost heat to be recovered to provide needed heating or cooling. Using CHP today, the United States already avoids more than 1.9 quadrillion Btu of fuel consumption and annual CO2 emissions equivalent to removing more than 45 million cars from the road.

The report is a joint effort between the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory and involved substantial input and review by a range of industry, association, and non-governmental stakeholders.

To view the report or to learn more about the ITP's CHP activities, please visit ITP's Industrial Distributed Energy Web site. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/distributedenergy/

[YvonneCa]

6. Thanks for posting this. Lots of...

...good information there.

[Kolesar]

9. You are welcome!

:hi:

[Virginia Dare]

5. What a tragedy that we lost 8 precious years to Bushco...

Imagine what could have been accomplished under Gore. I just hope all of this doesn't come too late.

[YvonneCa]

7. I agree. Wasting years was criminal, IMO. But I don't think...

...it's too late. ;) http://www.repoweramerica.org/

[madokie]

8. I think we'll be ok

I couldn't imagine we've lost all hope in 8 long years.

[YvonneCa]

12. There's still a flicker...

...of hope. We hopemongers have to keep fanning it. :7

[malaise]

11. K & R

Any link to the press conference.