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Voters Want Change of Direction in Energy Policy, Poll Shows

A poll released December 2 by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), a national conservation group, finds that a strong majority of voters want to change the direction of the country's energy policy. The post-election survey reveals broad public support for action on global warming, and for reducing U.S. dependence on oil through efficiency, clean energy, and technology innovation. According to NRDC, the findings contradict claims that the reelection of President Bush implies an endorsement of current administration policies on energy and the environment. Fifty-two percent of voters want to go in a different direction than the Presidents, NRDC said, with 45% strongly wanting a different direction and 7% not so strongly. The responses become even stronger when the questions are more specific. Seventy-two percent (72%) of voters want more action on reducing global warming, including 43% who want much more action, the survey found. This strong response was evident both in states that are predictably Republican (where 69% want more action), Democrat (76%), and in the battleground states (72%). Nearly two-thirds of voters (65%) support the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act, which would set a nationwide limit on emissions of carbon dioxide and other emissions linked to global warming. Nearly three-quarters […]

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American Progress Report on Sam Bodman for DOE Chief

According to AmericanProgress.org, "Bodman has led administration efforts to stall greenhouse gas controls from his position as chair of the federal Interagency Working Group on Climate Change Science and Technology." He was CEO of Cabot Corp., a major Boston-based chemical producer, from 1988-2001. They own a facility that is "one of the top polluters in Texas" and charged by the UN in 2002, for illegally exploiting Congolese natural resources during the country's civil war. Website: [sorry this link is no longer available]     

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Portland GE, Cities of Alameda, Palo Alto Purchase 100 MW of Wind

Portland General Electric (PGE) announced December 9 a 30-year agreement with PPM Energy to purchase 75 MW of wind to serve PGE customers, starting in December 2005, according to company releases. The Cities of Alameda and Palo Alto, in California, each approved a few days earlier a nearly 24-year contract, for 10 MW of electricity and 20 MW, respectively. The three purchases total over 100 MW in sales for PPM Energy, ScottishPowers (NYSE:SPI) competitive U.S. energy business. "The wind power purchased by PGE will be the entire output of PPM Energys Klondike II Expansion Wind Project, located near Wasco, Ore. We are delighted to work with PGE to bring online this great wind resource that is well situated to serve PGEs requirements," said PPM CEO Terry Hudgens. "With no fuel costs, wind power provides a hedge against fuel price volatility as well as an environmentally responsible energy choice." "We are pleased to be delivering more renewable energy to our customers at an affordable price and we trust PPM Energys record as a reliable and responsible power supplier," said Jim Lobdell, PGEs vice president of power operations and resource strategy. "Increasing supply diversity and adding more renewable energy to our supply […]

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