Powering the Future
The Obama Administration and Congress must work together to establish a five-year “Bucks for Belchers” Program modeled on “Cash for Clunkers.” Half of our electricity and a third of our carbon dioxide emissions come from coal-fired power plants. “These coal fire plants are going to continue to operate for decades, even as our industry turns to carbon-free electric power generating technologies,” wrote Entergy Corporation CEO Wayne Leonard. “Once built, coal plants are, in most cases, the cheapest source of power generation.” Because our coal-fired power plants will be belching out CO2 for decades, we should implement a “Bucks for Belchers” program that will curb emissions from these plants and jump start our green economy.
El Salvador’s Growing Pains: What About the Locals?
In northern El Salvador a dam is being built on the Torola River. The Torola River is one of the largest in the country, located in an area in the department of San Miguel known as El Chaparral. The El Chaparral Dam began construction earlier this year and is slated to take 50 months (just over four years) to complete. When finished, it will function as a 65.4MW hydroelectric plant that will provide electricity to 200,000 families in the region.
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