Iowa Global Warming

Rep. Bruce Braley took these notes during a White House briefing last Tuesday as President Barack Obama explained his criteria for a carbon dioxide cap and trade system.

In a Times Editorial Board meeting Friday, Braley described how he scribbled four key points on White House stationery…

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Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu pledged 93 million dollars for wind energy research and development Wednesday during his visit to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Chu emphasized that this move would facilitate the president’s goal of switching ten percent of the nation’s electricity sources to renewable sources by 2012. 

The funding is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 26 billion of the 100 billion dollars available for clean energy funding has been allocated since February and it is hoped that this amount will grow to 70 percent by Labor Day. Chu also pledged 100 million dollars to the laboratory for building upgrades to its biorefinery. 

Because of the state of the economy, the secretary also promised to speed up the loan-making process so that projects can begin faster. In the past, it has taken up to four years for loans to be approved, but Chu stressed that the economy cannot wait that long. “We want to launch projects quickly and logically that will provide enduring value,” he said.

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We just posted a new video for those of you who missed us the other day on KFMG 99.1, there’s video evidence available on our youtube page. Watch Andrew Snow and Tim Fink discuss global warming solutions in the state of Iowa here, and watch Andrew take on conservative talk show “Bradshaw in the Afternoon” here