Comments on: Idaho Overcomes Gale Force Wind Resistance From Utilities

By: Idaho Has More Wind Power Than it Can Use – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Tue, 03 May 2011 21:28:58 +0000

[…] Idaho Overcomes Gale Force Wind Resistance From Utilities […]

By: Idaho Wind Energy and Chlorosome-Inspired Solar Power – REVE : Grow Electricity – Tips and Resources for using wind and solar

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 03:00:37 +0000

[…] CleanTechnica […]

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:08:05 +0000

I like your taste in reading, Bob. Always glad to see your thoughtful comments here too.

By: Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:22:55 +0000

“Geothermal Power Gets Idaho Politician Love

Even as some governors move to effectively kill clean energy projects in their states, others seem to be embracing them.

Idaho’ governor C.L. “Butch” Otter seems to be one such individual, having recently signed four bills into law that are expected to make geothermal leasing in the state easier than in previous years.”

http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/03/geothermal-power-gets-idaho-politician-love/

By: Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:19:34 +0000

Similar event in North Carolina…

“Effort to Stop Renewable Energy in North Carolina Hits a Utility Wall

The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association recently put out a 2010 “green energy census” identifying 12,500 green energy jobs in the state. Renewables are now a $3.5 billion industry in North Carolina, the report says.”

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2011/03/north-carolina-effort-to-stop-renewable-energy-hits-a-utility-wall

By: Susan Kraemer

Susan Kraemer — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:07:37 +0000

That about sums it up. I think you’re right.

By: Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:52:46 +0000

Wind has tremendous power in ranching/farming country. Landowners can make bundles of money by leasing out land for turbines and still farm/ranch 98% of the land.

Wind farms in rural areas are filling the pockets of reds and turning them green.

Solar is going to do the same thing in places like the southern end of the CA Central Valley where the soil is so ruined that crops don’t grow well. Now farmers who were failing can once again make decent money.

I’ll bet we’re no more than four years away from seeing otherwise conservative officials form rural areas being strong supporters of renewable energy.