I visited this page today 11/24/2009 http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/weatherization/recovery_act_awards.cfm
on the DOE's Website and noticed that Tennessee is just a little behind the rest of the nation in "awarding" poor people with help on lowering their utility bills. I have a pretty good idea why, but I'm curious what other people think might be the reason that we are so totally different than the other 56 states and territories.

State or U.S. Territory Recovery Act Allocation Total Fun… Continue

Tennessee is a leading solar state and many people nationwide have no idea. Each local solar installation company has been steadily increasing their business, but this 5-megawatt farm is an opportunity to reach out to our community. Such a grand undertaking by the State and the Univeristy of Tennesee, helps solidify that solar power is real, it is here in Tennessee, and it is part of a larger solution in the battle against climate change. Speaking for Sustainable Future, I can say how satisfying… Continue

In an effort to expand there renewable energy portfolio, TVA has bought enough wind energy to sustain 140,000 homes. The power should be available by 2012. At this point, TVA gets a majority of it's power from coal and nuclear plants. The more demand for wind and solar we can place on TVA, we more they will be required to buy renewable energy.

Remember, there is no such thing as clean coal and no "safe" nuclear option. Substituting for these two sources will be a difficult uphill battle that mu… Continue

In an effort to expand there renewable energy portfolio, TVA has bought enough wind energy to sustain 140,000 homes. The power should be available by 2012. At this point, TVA gets a majority of it's power from coal and nuclear plants. The more demand for wind and solar we can place on TVA, we more they will be required to buy renewable energy.

Remember, there is no such thing as clean coal and no "safe" nuclear option. Substituting for these two sources will be a difficult uphill battle that mu… Continue

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Camille Ricketts- "Straight from VentureBeat’s GreenBeat 2009 event, we bring you former vice president and Nobel Prize winner Al Gore. I’ll be live-blogging this session — so it won’t be perfect or word-for-word, but it will be fast! We’ll pull out the gems as soon as we can."

Mr. Gore talks aobut Smart Grid technology, energy efficien… Continue