Oct 31, 2011
Rhode Island Rapidly Implementing Power Payback Law
In June of this year, Rhode Island joined about a dozen other states in passing what is known as a Feed-In Tariff (FIT) law. As soon as November of this year, the state could have the law fully implemented.
Feed-In Tariffs, also known as “power payback laws,” make renewable energy more cost effective and easier to [...]
Oct 20, 2011
What a great event in Indiana!
On Saturday the 15th of October, approximately 75 people crowded into the Argos Municipal Building to hear retired Major General George Buskirk, Navy veteran Dan Martin, and Army veteran Lincoln Capstick talk about the connection between clean energy development and our national security.
We had been invited to come to the community to speak by the [...]
Sep 16, 2011
Talking Energy Security in Indiana
Over Labor Day weekend, Operation Free veteran Nick Anderson and I had the chance to work a booth at the Marshall County Blueberry Festival and talked with hundreds of Hoosiers about the connection between our nation’s energy policy and national security.
One of those Hoosiers, Mike Good, writes a blog in favor of wind energy development [...]
Jun 29, 2011
Coast Guard Blogs Show Increased Focus on the Changing Arctic
There has been a fair amount of traffic recently on various Coast Guard blogs (yes, they do exist!) about the increased need for US Government presence in the Arctic.
Active-duty Coast Guard blogger Ryan Erickson, over at 1790.us, draws attention to the fact that — even amid all the recent talk about the Arctic becoming a hot [...]
May 19, 2011
RGGI
A couple weeks ago, I headed up to New Hampshire to join Truman Project Vice President Michael Breen (a Portsmouth, NH native) and other Granite State veterans to talk to New Hampshire state legislators about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (a market-based regional compact aimed at reducing carbon pollution). The state is considering withdrawing from [...]
