STUFF

Aug 29th I wrote that the gov should do tax incentives etc. et al to create jobs with the $2T+ cash stash of major American corporations. Today POTUS wants $50B for infrastructure with tax incentives. Construction jobs are down 33%. Just sayin.

Last week, Gov Rendell of PA announced $20M in state, fed investments to create 1,400 jobs in clean E. That comes in at under $15k each job. Good ruck.

Duke says it may close 7 coal plants in next 5 yrs.

2M smart grid meters now installed.

5% of Canadian homeowners have installed solar. Wonder what US number is.

Of 104 nuke reactors in US, not 2 the same design. Hello. Why is everything so dam stupid.

Canada mandated 5% ethanol blend starting December. O God. Will this shit ever end?

A subsidiary of Goldman Sachs sits on claims for over half of US BLM lands in Nevada for solar development. Cogentrix has yet to develop anything and has no plans to. 5 yrs ago BLM issued leases first come first let and didn't know what the hell they were doing. No solar development anywhere yet on their leases. Or. It was Bush administration plan. You think? What was Paulson's former firm before Treasury? Give us a break.

US's first zero energy school opens this month in Kentucky. Insulation, solar, heat pump geo and nanogel lighting.

A Danish shipping giant will switch to clean diesel (low sulfur) while in Hong Kong port. Well, G, don't use it anywhere else Danish shipping giant.

Germany to extend their 17 nuke plants an extra 12 years beyond 2022. Utilities to pay gov in tax $30B Euro. May be opposition.

DOE says US has entered era of unprecendented expansion of wind power industry, world and US. US in '09 installed 10GW at cost of $21B - ~$2/W. Wind now delivers 2.5% of US power.

DOE (Sec. Chu): "cost effective, sustainable biofuels crucial to building clean energy economy". DOE and USDA together putting in $9M - million - to genetic breeding programs for cellulosic ethanol/biodiesel. First of all, biofuels are NOT clean energy. They may be cleaner than fossil. Maybe. And $9 million. Give us a break. Is this election politics?

When does the frackin stupidity end?