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Seven renewable energy projects expedited

Renewablesbiz -- Seven wind and solar energy projects totaling 5,000 MW in the West on public lands will be expedited for approval through the federal permitting process, the Obama administration announced.

The administration has dubbed it the “We Can’t Wait” initiative, which names projects in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Wyoming. Together, these projects would produce nearly enough power to serve approximately 1.5 million homes.

A Presidential Executive Order issued in March directed the Office of Management and Budget to oversee a government-wide effort to make the permitting and review process for infrastructure projects more efficient and effective.

“As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above strategy to expand domestic energy production and strengthen the economy, we are working to advance

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Submitted Aug 09, 2012 By: angel4me

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,595 Points:1,201,860 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 10, 2012 7:28:00 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Hobby001....you shoulda built your own dams years ago.....
Hobby001 Champion Author Michigan Posts:5,084 Points:1,181,060 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 6:16:02 PM Ignore Hobby001 Report Abuse Transmit all the subsidized electric power from the Colorado River dams to the East instead of to California and Nevada.
kjSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,377 Points:681,375 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 2:40:59 PM Ignore kjSC Report Abuse Good luck with that in this economic climate and budget constraints.
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kdhloretto All-Star Author Twin Cities Posts:598 Points:1,168,005 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 11:08:38 AM Ignore kdhloretto Report Abuse Reality check: Wind and solar energy production represent a very small portion of our national energy use. Solar is actually a very tiny fraction. Currently it is about .032% of the total national energy production. Over the past few years, a lot of investment has been made in wind farms. Currently the total annual energy output is about 95 Billion kW-hrs/year. How does this compare to current energy production from coal? Currently the US coal industry produces about 2.88 Trillion kW-Hrs per year. By comparison, the wind industry output equals about 95 Billion kW-Hrs per year. If we build 10 times more wind energy farms then what is in use today, we could reduce the coal production by less than 3%. (This assumes our energy consumption remains the same.) Just food for thought...
5kvdave All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:688 Points:350,000 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 10:23:16 AM Ignore 5kvdave Report Abuse Tree Huggers pushing for technology that still not cost effective!!!!!
nickatnite Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:370 Points:276,465 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 9:28:46 AM Ignore nickatnite Report Abuse What happens when you sidestep oversight?
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:15,715 Points:3,104,125 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 9:28:30 AM Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse Must be an election soon....yessireeee!!!!“We Can’t Wait” initiative is a misnomer.
caddilac Champion Author Ontario Posts:16,582 Points:2,136,455 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 9:13:36 AM Ignore caddilac Report Abuse OK.
madison8359 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,979 Points:1,589,295 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:59:47 AM Ignore madison8359 Report Abuse Don't you just love election years.
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TimTim All-Star Author Vancouver Posts:553 Points:1,441,725 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:47:15 AM Ignore TimTim Report Abuse good to have other power resources... :)
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rf6480 Champion Author Miami Posts:1,533 Points:545,910 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:37:07 AM Ignore rf6480 Report Abuse "We Can't Wait" till November. Just don't replace Obama with Robomoney. Ron Paul is still in it. Ron Paul 2012
AriesMMD Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,476 Points:408,440 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:37:06 AM Ignore AriesMMD Report Abuse When I add up the numbers it totals just over 2,000 mw where is the other 1.3 mil? How much government money is going into these projects and what is Al Gore and his buddies going to make off of these?
momof5MN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,034 Points:213,260 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:37:05 AM Ignore momof5MN Report Abuse And then they'll go bankrupt and who will be left holding the bag?
s4popo Veteran Author Miami Posts:383 Points:350,025 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:36:36 AM Ignore s4popo Report Abuse Bush was a bigger dictator than Castro.
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Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:9,652 Points:2,615,630 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:34:52 AM Ignore Don20 Report Abuse The administration has dubbed it the “We Can’t Wait” initiative, which names projects in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Wyoming. Together, these projects would produce nearly enough power to serve approximately 1.5 million homes. How much is it going to cost the tax payer.?????
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JWHITE1937 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,504 Points:993,005 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:25:22 AM Ignore JWHITE1937 Report Abuse GREAT news!
WIWalt Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,712 Points:411,790 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:25:05 AM Ignore WIWalt Report Abuse Like Dblchek says "We Can't Wait" = "We can't get it passed unless we slip it in now."
mikesr11 Champion Author New York City Posts:3,481 Points:676,215 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:24:25 AM Ignore mikesr11 Report Abuse MORE OF OBAMA'S CRONIES GETTING TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THE ELECTION!
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RedskinGas Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,003 Points:1,128,010 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:24:16 AM Ignore RedskinGas Report Abuse We can't wait until they go bankrupt.
sailormon Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,595 Points:809,210 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:23:42 AM Ignore sailormon Report Abuse I am all for alternatives as long as the "expediting" process has the checks an balances in place to prevent another Solyndra!
ted4636 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,465 Points:1,633,660 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:22:54 AM Ignore ted4636 Report Abuse expeditedly excitedly!
Car54BC08 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:4,234 Points:1,506,340 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:22:49 AM Ignore Car54BC08 Report Abuse That's good, but why isn't all the permitting and reviewing process made more efficient?
INBwana Champion Author Indiana Posts:5,416 Points:691,985 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:22:22 AM Ignore INBwana Report Abuse Another spending of money that will go haywire.
DblChek Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,341 Points:613,390 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:21:28 AM Ignore DblChek Report Abuse "We Can't Wait" = "We can't get it passed unless we slip it in now."
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KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,387 Points:527,425 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Aug 9, 2012 8:21:03 AM Ignore KrsnaDragon Report Abuse I would think expedition of approval for a single project at a time is more responsible, after the 'performance' of previous sugar babies, like Solyndra, for example. My two (2) cents worth, lol.