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Re: [EC] Fwd: NYTimes.com: Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, WithEnvy
by Michael Price 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

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Fw: National Smart Grid Problems | Getting Recovery Right | "Clean Coal" Ads Illegal?
by Jim Sconyers 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Prerty good discussion of "national" "smart" grid issues. Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. --- On Tue, 2/10/09, AlterNet Environment <alternet(a)democracyinaction.org> wrote: From: AlterNet Environment <alternet(a)democracyinaction.org> Subject: National Smart Grid Problems | Getting Recovery Right | "Clean Coal" Ads Illegal? To: jim_scon(a)yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:47 PM AlterNet Newsletter Environment Newsletter February 10th, 2009 More from Environment » Why Obama's Plan to Help Renewable Energy May Backfire and Aid Big Coal By David Morris, AlterNet Obama's plan for a "national smart" grid needs closer examination. An expanded national grid would be anything but smart. Read more » We've got a lot of great content this week, including info on the stimulus winding its way through Congress and a super piece from Gwen Schantz about the crazy techno schemes that have been proposed to save us from climate change. But I'd like to take a couple moments to point you toward the piece by David Morris. There is a lot of debate right now about expanding the national grid. The rhetoric around it usually mentions that it will help renewable energy become more viable. But Morris points out some big differences between "smart grid" technology and an expanded national grid, which would actually aid big industry, like coal and not renewables. The devil is in the details as they say, and in this case, we'd better start paying attention to these difference quickly. Thanks for reading, Tara Lohan, Senior Editor Getting the Recovery Right By Robert Pollin, The Nation How to achieve environmental sustainability, social justice and economic recovery. Read more » Van Jones: "This Is Not Your Grandma's Environmental Movement Anymore" By Ariane Conrad, The Rumpus The tanking economy is also changing the environmental movement. Van Jones talks about what we should be doing next. Read more » Can Crazy Techno Schemes Actually Save Us from Climate Change? By Gwen Schantz, AlterNet From blocking out the sun with "space shields" to fertilizing the oceans with carbon-consuming algae, will the magic of science save us? Read more » Do "Clean Coal" Ads Violate FTC/FCC Standards? By Jeff Biggers, AlterNet Looks like the coal industry is guilty of "deception by omission." Read more » What Obama Needs to Do Now to Ensure Success of International Climate Talks By Michael Northrop, David Sassoon, Yale Environment 360 If crucial climate negotiations later this year in Copenhagen are to have any chance of success, the U.S. must take the lead. Read more » What's The Matter With Kansas? The Fight Against Big Coal Hits the State Legislature, with National Repercussions. By Simran Sethi, Huffington Post The nation is at risk of losing the first real stand of public heath officials and government against one of the most polluting industries. Read more » Support AlterNet | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe from Environment Unsubscribe from all future AlterNet communications. You are subscribed as jim_scon(a)yahoo.com © 2007 Independent Media Institute All Rights Reserved 77 Federal St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110

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Re: [EC] Fwd: NYTimes.com: Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, WithEnvy
by jbc329＠earthlink.net 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

>From my experience with those two companies, which I admit is not very broad, when you ask them a question they do everything they can to avoid the answering part, they do just about anything they can to dodge it to the point where you forget what you asked in the first place.... John Christensen jbc329(a)earthlink.net "Come forth into the light of things, Let nature be your teacher." William Wordsworth ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Price To: jbc329(a)earthlink.net Cc: jkotcon(a)wvu.edu; DSGJr(a)aol.com; ibtreehugger(a)gmail.com; EC(a)osenergy.org Sent: 2/11/2009 9:56:46 AM Subject: Re: Re: [EC] Fwd: NYTimes.com: Utilities Turn Their Customers Green,WithEnvy Maybe we should ask them? mike Feb 11, 2009 09:25:42 AM, jbc329(a)earthlink.net wrote: Leave it up to California to lead the nation in this sort of activity, can you imagine AEP or Alegeny doing the same? John Christensen jbc329(a)earthlink.net "Come forth into the light of things, Let nature be your teacher." William Wordsworth > [Original Message] > From: James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> > To: <DSGJr(a)aol.com>; <jbc329(a)earthlink.net>; Vickie Wolfe <ibtreehugger(a)gmail.com>; <EC(a)osenergy.org> > Date: 2/11/2009 8:53:21 AM > Subject: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, WithEnvy > > Here is a great way to encourage energy efficiency. Let's keep this in our toolbox as we talk up the energy efficiency standards bill. > > JBK > > > SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | January 31, 2009 > Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, With Envy > By LESLIE KAUFMAN > Customers in California have been using less electricity, driven by their utility to compete with their neighbors. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/science/earth/31compete.html?emc=eta1 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ABOUT THIS E-MAIL > This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. > > NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 > > Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company > _______________________________________________ EC mailing list EC(a)osenergy.org http://osenergy.org/mailman/listinfo/ec

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Fwd: NYTimes.com: Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, With Envy
by James Kotcon 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Here is a great way to encourage energy efficiency. Let's keep this in our toolbox as we talk up the energy efficiency standards bill. JBK SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | January 31, 2009 Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, With Envy By LESLIE KAUFMAN Customers in California have been using less electricity, driven by their utility to compete with their neighbors. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/science/earth/31compete.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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Re: [EC] Fwd: NYTimes.com: Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, WithEnvy
by jbc329＠earthlink.net 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Leave it up to California to lead the nation in this sort of activity, can you imagine AEP or Alegeny doing the same? John Christensen jbc329(a)earthlink.net "Come forth into the light of things, Let nature be your teacher." William Wordsworth > [Original Message] > From: James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> > To: <DSGJr(a)aol.com>; <jbc329(a)earthlink.net>; Vickie Wolfe <ibtreehugger(a)gmail.com>; <EC(a)osenergy.org> > Date: 2/11/2009 8:53:21 AM > Subject: Fwd: NYTimes.com: Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, WithEnvy > > Here is a great way to encourage energy efficiency. Let's keep this in our toolbox as we talk up the energy efficiency standards bill. > > JBK > > > SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | January 31, 2009 > Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, With Envy > By LESLIE KAUFMAN > Customers in California have been using less electricity, driven by their utility to compete with their neighbors. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/science/earth/31compete.html?emc=eta1 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ABOUT THIS E-MAIL > This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. > > NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 > > Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company >

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Fw: National Smart Grid Problems | Getting Recovery Right | "Clean Coal" Ads Illegal?
by Jim Sconyers 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

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Re: [EC] Fwd: NYTimes.com: Utilities Turn Their Customers Green, With Envy
by Michael Price 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

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Fwd: Fw: Dominion Tampers with Energy Efficiency Bills
by James Kotcon 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

For those interested in our Energy Efficiency Standard, here is a blurb about a similar bill and what the utilities are doing to it in Virginia. >From our friends at Piedmont Environmental Council. JBK >>> "Thom and Kathy" <thomkat(a)verizon.net> 2/10/2009 4:41 PM >>> Dominion Tampers with Energy Efficiency BillsJim, Dominion is pulling tricks and I am sure AE will try same. T ----- Original Message ----- From: Thom and Kathy To: WVBiker98(a)aol.com ; Bill Howley ; Letty Butcher ; bethanne(a)pbhomeswv.com ; John Balasko ; wojtowicz(a)metsci.com ; ralph.dewalt(a)comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:35 PM Subject: Fw: Dominion Tampers with Energy Efficiency Bills How can these people sleep at night?! T ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Holmes, PEC To: Kathy Hildebrand Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:14 AM Subject: Dominion Tampers with Energy Efficiency Bills If you have trouble reading this message, view it online here Dominion Tampers with State Energy Efficiency Bills Dear Kathy, The utilities have meddled with the one remaining (19%) Energy Efficiency bill being considered by the Virginia General Assembly. As edited, this bill gives the utilities extra money to "endeavor" to implement efficiency programs without requiring results. It also paves the way for construction of new power plants and transmission lines by preventing energy efficiency from being counted as an alternative. Don't Let the Utilities Hijack Another Bill Ask your Senator and Delegate to strip out Dominion's language or oppose SB 1248 entirely. Act Now: Help Richmond get energy efficiency right, oppose Dominion's tweaks to SB 1248. Dominion Hand-Delivers New Language The efficiency bill in question is SB 1248 from Senator Northam. In its current form, it gives the utilities a 200 basis point enhanced rate of return (2% more than they normally get) on energy efficiency programs, without requiring that the programs produce measurable results. But it gets worse. Last night, Dominion hand-delivered new language to the Senate Committee, and told the Senators that Dominion would not accept any efficiency bills without it. This new language, called "Section F", would prevent regulators from treating energy efficiency programs as an alternative to building new generation or transmission. When Good Bills Go Bad SB 1248 is a part of the Governor's energy package and started out as a well-intentioned effort to increase energy efficiency in the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, we're only halfway through the General Assembly Session and this "energy efficiency" bill just keeps getting worse. The bill we are left with: 1.. Sets an efficiency goal that is not much higher than last year's goal. 2.. Pays investor-owned utilities an enhanced rate of return without requiring measurable results. 3.. Makes sure the SCC doesn't count a utility energy efficiency program as an alternative to building more power plants or power lines. The bill isn't forward progress. Please send a letter to your Senator & Delegate asking them to either strike Dominion's amendment or oppose the bill entirely. The bill is up for a full Senate vote some time today, and would then cross over to the House tomorrow. One good bill that didn't make it out of Committee was SB 1447 from Senator McEachin (it failed to meet Dominion's outlined criteria). If you have an extra minute, please consider thanking the Senator for his efforts on behalf of all concerned Virginians. Sincerely, Dan Holmes State Policy Director Piedmont Environmental Council dholmes(a)pecva.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Received this from a friend? Sign up to receive alerts and news from PEC. This message was sent to thomkat(a)verizon.net. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from The Piedmont Environmental Council, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). pecva.org | Donate | Change E-Mail Address | Request Password Copyright © 2008 | Piedmont Environmental Council 45 Horner Street, Warrenton, Virginia 20188 Questions or Comments? Call us at (540) 347-2334 or email us at pec(a)pecva.org

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Fw: ADVISORY: Hearing to Decide Fate of Coal River Mountain
by Jim Sconyers 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. --- On Mon, 2/9/09, aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org <aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org> wrote: From: aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org <aaron.isherwood(a)sierraclub.org> Subject: Fw: ADVISORY: Hearing to Decide Fate of Coal River Mountain To: "Jim Sconyers" <jim_scon(a)yahoo.com>, "Regina Hendrix" <regina1936(a)verizon.net>, "William DePaulo" <william.depaulo(a)gmail.com> Cc: Bill_Price.SIERRACLUB(a)sierraclub.org Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 1:01 PM Please share with your contacts. MEDIA ADVISORY February 9, 2009 Contact: Oliver Bernstein, Sierra Club, 512.477.2152 Hearing to Decide Fate of Coal River Mountain This Tuesday, the West Virginia Surface Mine Board will hold a hearing to decide whether Massey Energy may begin the process of destroying Coal River Mountain and its wind farm potential. Coal River Mountain is a symbol of the choices facing our country right now. Local residents want to put a wind farm on the mountain, generating long-term jobs and beginning a new economic model for the area. Massey Energy wants to blow up portions of the mountain to get to the coal below. Nowhere is our choice between dirty fuels of the past and a clean energy future more clearly defined. WHAT: Hearing on the future of Coal River Mountain WHEN: 8:30 a.m. Eastern WHERE: Department of Environmental Protection 601 57th Street Charleston, WV For more information, visit http://www.coalriverwind.org/ or www.sierraclub.org/coal ### ________________________________________ Oliver Bernstein Sierra Club Deputy Press Secretary 1202 San Antonio St. Austin, Texas 78701 Phone: 512.477.2152 Fax: 512.477.8526 Cell: 512.289.8618 Email: Oliver.Bernstein(a)sierraclub.org www.sierraclub.org

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incredible video
by Jim Sconyers 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 603.969.6712 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. --- On Mon, 2/9/09, Mark Baldwin <mcbgalaxy(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Mark Baldwin <mcbgalaxy(a)gmail.com> Subject: an environmentally-themed video To: jim_scon(a)yahoo.com Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 12:12 AM Here's an environmentally-themed video you might find amusing: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/41c4b10e27/slash-and-burn or: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-K3EB5sEBA&feature=channel_page Keep up the good work. ---Mark

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