By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:44:55 +0000

Think I mentioned that these are voluntary,( but still a move in the right direction.) Three states that merely had feeble requirements (Texas: 3%) or “goals” rather than penalties for noncompliance with actual standards, still have gotten familiar enough with renewable power to get to where a constituency develops in the state creating a tipping point driving real changes, as in Texas, and also makes it more likely that stronger standards come next.

By: Loy Brent

Loy Brent — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:02:33 +0000

For the record, Oklahoma is not, did not and will not pass mandatory renewable energy standards. Under the leadership of Oklahoma Speaker Chris Benge, the state did pass a law this session setting “voluntary goals” to produce more energy from Oklahoma-produced natural gas and some renewable sources such as wind. Natural gas, unlike wind and coal, generates hundreds of millions of tax dollars to support education and county governments across the state of Oklahoma. Natural gas and wind are ideally compatible energy sources; however, if our nation is serious about truly reducing its dependency on OPEC oil and considerably lowering greenhouse emissions nothing could do it faster and better than using a lot more natural gas to generate electricity.

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By: Susan Kraemer

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