Comments on: Top 10 Alternative Energy Lobbying Groups in 2008 http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/04/top-10-alternative-energy-lobbying-groups-so-far-in-2008/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:25:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: “Clean Coal” Lobbying Jumps to $4.65M « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/04/top-10-alternative-energy-lobbying-groups-so-far-in-2008/#comment-15913 “Clean Coal” Lobbying Jumps to $4.65M « Earth2Tech Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:01:36 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=4783#comment-15913 <p>[...] Politics. The figures for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) lobbying group previously showed that the group had spent $1.87 million for the year — the new figures indicate that it has [...]</p> [...] Politics. The figures for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) lobbying group previously showed that the group had spent $1.87 million for the year — the new figures indicate that it has [...]

]]> By: Rentech Producing Synthetic Fuel from Natural Gas, Coal « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/04/top-10-alternative-energy-lobbying-groups-so-far-in-2008/#comment-15340 Rentech Producing Synthetic Fuel from Natural Gas, Coal « Earth2Tech Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:35:40 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=4783#comment-15340 <p>[...] Rentech ranked at #7 for the most money spent on lobby from the alternative energy industry. When asked if there was a [...]</p> [...] Rentech ranked at #7 for the most money spent on lobby from the alternative energy industry. When asked if there was a [...]

]]> By: Apollo Daily Digest » Blog Archive » August 6, 2008: John McCain Proposes 45 New Nuclear Plants By 2030 http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/04/top-10-alternative-energy-lobbying-groups-so-far-in-2008/#comment-15268 Apollo Daily Digest » Blog Archive » August 6, 2008: John McCain Proposes 45 New Nuclear Plants By 2030 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:38:24 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=4783#comment-15268 <p>[...] Earth2Tech looks at the ten largest alternative energy lobbies. [...]</p> [...] Earth2Tech looks at the ten largest alternative energy lobbies. [...]

]]> By: Dean http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/04/top-10-alternative-energy-lobbying-groups-so-far-in-2008/#comment-15134 Dean Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:01:35 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=4783#comment-15134 <p>@Katie, please remove "clean coal" as a form of alternative energy from your mind and articles. "Clean coal" is what regular coal companies like to call themselves these days. There are no metrics in place to qualify the cleanliness of converting coal to electricity. A plant can run a tiny sulfer extraction system and call themselves "clean(er)" despite the appalling pollutants remaining in the production electricity and extraction of the coal.</p> <p>Furthermore, the cleanest way to use coal (gasification) is still much worse than any of the other major sources of production of electricity. That they have to lobby twice as expensively shows how hard it is to push their nasty product.</p> <p>"There is no such thing as clean coal," says James Hansen, NASA's expert on global warming, who says all coal plants, even TECO's, still emit millions of tons of carbon dioxide - the most threatening greenhouse gas.</p> <p>-- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/20/eveningnews/main4199506.shtml?source=related_story</p> @Katie, please remove “clean coal” as a form of alternative energy from your mind and articles. “Clean coal” is what regular coal companies like to call themselves these days. There are no metrics in place to qualify the cleanliness of converting coal to electricity. A plant can run a tiny sulfer extraction system and call themselves “clean(er)” despite the appalling pollutants remaining in the production electricity and extraction of the coal.

Furthermore, the cleanest way to use coal (gasification) is still much worse than any of the other major sources of production of electricity.
That they have to lobby twice as expensively shows how hard it is to push their nasty product.

“There is no such thing as clean coal,” says James Hansen, NASA’s expert on global warming, who says all coal plants, even TECO’s, still emit millions of tons of carbon dioxide – the most threatening greenhouse gas.

– http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/20/eveningnews/main4199506.shtml?source=related_story

]]> By: Dean http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/04/top-10-alternative-energy-lobbying-groups-so-far-in-2008/#comment-15130 Dean Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:48:27 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=4783#comment-15130 <p>Based on their website, Gridpoint looks to centralize grid management by selling intelligent, embedded network management systems to all the utility companies. The second paragraph on this page of their site is telling:</p> <p>"By 2005, the company identified the opportunity for its products to provide electric utilities with control over an intelligent network of distributed load measurement and control devices, energy storage technologies and renewable energy sources, thereby enabling utilities to balance demand and supply in an economical, scaleable and environmentally beneficial manner."</p> <p>-- http://gridpoint.com/company/team/</p> Based on their website, Gridpoint looks to centralize grid management by selling intelligent, embedded network management systems to all the utility companies. The second paragraph on this page of their site is telling:

“By 2005, the company identified the opportunity for its products to provide electric utilities with control over an intelligent network of distributed load measurement and control devices, energy storage technologies and renewable energy sources, thereby enabling utilities to balance demand and supply in an economical, scaleable and environmentally beneficial manner.”

– http://gridpoint.com/company/team/

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