$7.26 million. That is how much Southern Company, ONE UTILITY COMPANY, has spent lobbying congress against a provision in the energy bill currently under debate.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=acdJZHj_UlBI&refer=home
Seems like SoCo’s execs fear change. Seems like they need some new leadership.
They get it in Europe. And they are finding ways to make windpower work and they are bringing down the cost!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14802476/
And, if our politicians fear there is no money in this for them, think again. Renewables are attracting and generating big bucks. Be nice, Senators, and maybe you’ll get some of the money floating around.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21424258
But it is not just the utility companies with a problem here. Seems SoCo’s exec met with one each Senator Dingell, (D. Michigan) and proposed some compromise (see Bloomberg link above. ) The Senator apparently plugged his ears, squeezed his eyes shut, and kicked his feet. You get the picture.
Maybe if we had a National Leader with more than a whisp of wind between his ears, he could step over to the halls of congress and knock some heads and find a way for everyone to play nice and arrive at some compromises. Soon!
This blog is not intended to be another political rant. There is enough of that crap around. But this whole global warming thing is of prime interest to those of us who enjoy the outdoors, as well as anyone who hopes to have grandchildren and great grandchildren enjoying what has been built over the last few generations.
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