Although energy policy and climate change were far from the focus of last night’s debate—Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber with whom Senator Obama spoke in Ohio got mentioned more frequently—there was some sparring over the issue.
With the exception of his answer to moderator Bob Schieffer’s question on how each candidate would reduce America’s dependence on foreign [...]
Obama touches on alternative energy in debate, sets 10-year timeline
October 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · alternative energy, Barack Obama, clean coal, Election 2008, gas, oil
A Big Yeehaw for Wind Power in the Texas Panhandle?
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments
By Dori Glanz and Rupa Shenoy, Medill
Pampa, TX—The folks up in the Texas Panhandle still hang on to the lifestyle of the great state’s past, and Texas kitsch surrounds you here in “the top of Texas.” In the Palo Duro Canyon State Park, we hitched a ride to our car from a cowboy with an [...]
Tags: · Canadian, engergy, gas, megawatt, oil, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Pampa, Panhandle, Pickens, ranch, Republican, Texas, turbines, wind power
King Coal and the Mother Teresa of rural Appalachia
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
(Photos by Frank Carlson)
Wildflowers grow along state route TN-90 in the Cumberland Mountains near the community of Eagan, Tenn.
By Frank Carlson, Medill
So we’re halfway through our week of reporting on the history and impact of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility and arguably the original “green collar” developer. And one theme that [...]
Tags: · Appalachia, Barack Obama, claiborne county, climate change, coal, cumberland mountains clearfork community institute, deep mining, eagan, East Tennessee, fossil fuels, gas, Iraq, John McCain, Marie Cirillo, Mother Teresa, oil, religion, strip mining, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA
