Robert Schultz's Blog (15)

Pickens 10 Questions from Oct.31, 2008 TIME

Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 10 Questions for T. Boone Pickens Do you envision an energy plan that will eventually lead to the U.S. no longer being dependent on fossil fuels? Paul Frost, IONIA, MICH. That'll be a long time off. What I envision is we're going to have to use every resource we have. I want to get off of foreign oil. When I say off foreign oil, I'm O.K. with Canadian oil. I'm O.K. wit… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on November 3, 2009 at 9:20am — 1 Comment

Methane is the true "Natural Gas"

The net effect of restrictions on mountaintop removal on the Central Appalachian economy is uncertain, but a growing body of evidence suggests that the region’s dependence on coal for jobs has not proved a boon. Economic diversification in Central Appalachia would promote a healthier, more stable economy. Research continues to shed more light on the economic and health costs of coal mining. Synapse Energy… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on October 19, 2009 at 12:29pm — No Comments

eTec / ECOtality Finalize Agreement to Begin Largest EV Project in U.S. History

eTec, a subsidiary of ECOtality, announced that it has finalized its agreement and signed a contract to receive a grant of $99.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to kick off the largest deployment of EVs and their related infrastructure in U.S. history Officially called The Electric Vehicle Project, eTec aims to work with automakers, utility companies and others to bring EVs closer to mainstream adoption in the U.S. The run down of some of the details of the agreement are quoted direc… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on October 2, 2009 at 4:47pm — No Comments

Economic Climate Opens Door for Small Wind Energy Projects

August 18, 2009 RenewableEnergyWorld.com With utility-scale wind project developers cash-strapped and unable to obtain financing for large wind farms, small wind power project developers see a window of opportunity. by Sarah Lozanova, Contributor Wisconsin, United States Very few large-scale wind projects are able to obtain financing under the current economic climate. But falling turbine, steel and labor prices have created the perfect environment for mid-scale wind energy projec… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on August 25, 2009 at 8:48am — No Comments

Dynamic Duo: Pickens and Turner

Replacing Coal Plants by Natural Gas & Renewables by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 08.17.09 Culture & Celebrity, TreeHugger.com In an opinion piece in Sunday's edition of the Wall Street Journal, T… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on August 18, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Health Care Reality Check

I know I'm on the Left side of the issue. What are the opinions of those on the Right? Can we have a Pickens plan opinion on this topic? Or are we as stubbornly divided as the Congress? Watch the videos and let everyone know what you think. www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on August 11, 2009 at 9:47am — 1 Comment

5 Reasons Not to Drink Bottled Water

Had this passed along by Steve Spence at www.green-trust.org just had to share... Five Reasons Not to Drink Bottled Water By Chris Baskind in Health http://lighterfootstep.com/2008/05/five-reasons-not-to-drink-bottled-water/ Bottled water is healthy water — or so marketers would have us believe. Just look at the labels or th… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on July 30, 2009 at 11:45am — No Comments

Good Science / Difficult Marketing...Hydrogen from Urine?

Producing hydrogen from urine You do two things at highway filling stations: fill up one tank and empty another. Ohio University chemists have combined refuelling your car and relieving yourself by creating a new catalyst that can extract hydrogen from urine. Chemistry World reports that the catalyst could not only fuel the hydrogen-powered cars of the future, but could also help clean up municipal wastewater. Gerardine Botte of Ohio University uses an electrolytic approach t… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on July 23, 2009 at 8:36am — 5 Comments

$93 Million from Recovery Act to Support Wind Energy Projects

Secretary Chu Announces $93 Million from Recovery Act to Support Wind Energy Projects National Renewable Energy Laboratory to receive more than $100 million from Recovery Act GOLDEN, CO – In an ongoing effort to expand domestic renewable energy, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced plans to provide $93 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support further development of wind energy in the United States during a visit to the National Renewable En… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on May 6, 2009 at 8:18am — No Comments

Earth Day Would Be "A Good Time to Plant a Tree"

Say what you will about the Pickens Plan, but it's something, and it's easier to start from something than nothing. As T. Boone Pickens has said "If you're going to plant a tree, the best time to plant it is 20 years ago. If you didn't do that, the second best time is now." This Wednesday is Earth Day, and now would be a good time to plant that metaphorical tree. Get involved in your community, join an online discussion, or start one up at your workplace. See what kind of ideas you can generate… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on April 20, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Unusual cause for Global Warming...

Here's an article worth a chuckle. Cows With Gas: India's Contribution to Global Warming By MADHUR SINGH / NEW DELHI Madhur Singh / New Delhi Sat Apr 11, 2:00 am ET Indolent cows languidly chewing their cud while befuddled motorists honk and maneuver their vehicles around them are images as stereotypically Indian as saffron-clad holy men and the Taj Mahal. Now, however, India's ubiquitous cows - of which there are 283 million, more than anywhere else in the world - have assumed a more menacin… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on April 11, 2009 at 4:37pm — No Comments

Be Good To Each Other...

The terrible tragedies of the past couple of weeks, shootings, murder/suicides, and a father/daughter convenience store holdup, all point to the desperate conditions of people struggling in this economic depression. Shootings killed police officers in Oakland, CA and Pittsburgh, PA. Families were killed in Samson, AL, Santa Clara, CA, and Graham, WA. A Gunman went on shooting rampage in a Carthage, NC nursing home, looking for his wife, who had recently left him. A Vietnamese immigrant killed 1… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on April 6, 2009 at 1:32pm — No Comments

Plan like Pickens' much preferable to no plan at all

Columbus Local News By GARTH BISHOP, COMMENTARY EDITOR Published: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 3:07 PM EDT www.snponline.com/articles/2009/04/01/multiple_papers/opinion/columnists/allbishopc_20090330_1140am_5.txt Taking the time to fix the unpleasant parts of an unpalatable idea might result in an idea that's not so bad after all. Last week, I attended the downtown… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on April 2, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

My message to President and Congressional Representatives

Here's the letter I sent out supporting the Pickens Plan. As you can tell I borrowed bits from other form letters and Pickens Plan talking points, and also included a plug for Building America's Future, a good coalition partner to get the ball rolling. Feel free to cut and paste what you like and send it to your elected officials. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ April 1, 2009 [recipient address was inserted here] Dear [recipient… Continue

Added by Robert Schultz on April 1, 2009 at 4:05pm — No Comments

The Pickens army descends on Washington

From Mother Nature Network Blog Post by Karl Burkhart T. Boone Pickens assembles 'virtual army' 3.3 million strong to topple the Dark Lord - foreign oil. Mon, Mar 30 2009 at 6:41 PM EST http://www.mnn.com/technology/computers/blogs/the-pickens-army-descends-on-washington