http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:15:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Inside Association Strategies You can't predict the future - but you can design it!   Volume 1 Number 2 Trident Communications • 31 Timber Lane • Hilton Head Island • SC • 29926       Nuclear industry reaches out to college students with message of national importance     By Rick Morris, President, Smith & Harroff, Inc. rmorris@smithharroff.com   Electricity in this country is ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=193 On July 1, 2010 the U.S. House of Representatives passed FY2010 supplemental appropriations legislation by a 239-182 vote.  The Senate will consider this appropriations legislation after the July 4th recess.  From WhiteHouse.gov: "Develop the Market for Clean Energy Technologies. The Budget substantially expands support for construction of new nuclear power plants by ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=188 In the last week of February Timpla Stewart-Casey and myself were able to be in the DC area to talk about nuclear power.  We were involved in a panel discussion at Georgetown University.  It was a very interesting discussion and a learning experience for me and Timpla.  My ‘takeaway’ from ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=186 This blog is written to respond to a middle school student in California who had some questions about nuclear power.  I am happy that he is interested in nuclear power and the benefits it can provide.          1.      Do you think nuclear energy is a controversial topic and why?  Nuclear is ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=184 Money is being dumped everywhere the nation 'needs' it.  Is it helping?  I guess it is.  Do we see the so called stimulus stimulating anything (the other day my engineering buddy was laid off)?  So I can not say for sure.  What I can say for sure is that if the DOE LOAN guarantees are ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=182  Not only does nuclear power serve the community with producing clean, safe, and reliable power for the United States, but the nuclear industry is continuously looking for opportunities to improve the quality of life for U.S. citizens!  On Tuesday, January 19, 2010, Exelon Nuclear and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=178 On Monday I attended an American Nuclear Society meeting.  The guest speaker was my company's Federal Regulatory Affairs Analyst (essentially our lobbyist).  He was telling us about the perceptions of legislators regarding nuclear power and its role in the climate change debate and legislation.  Interestingly, when both Democrat and Republican ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=174 Clean Energy America's Dena Volovar will join distinguished panelists at the University of Colorado-Boulder on November 5th.  See below for details. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, November 5, 2009 Wittemyer Coutroom, Wolf Law Building University of Colorado Law School (2450 Kittredge Loop Road, Boulder, CO 80309) Please join us for a special event that will ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=172 According to the Wall Street Journal (September 3, 2009) in an article titled "Spain's Solar-Power Collapse Dims Subsidy Model" they conclude that "The industry's fundamental problem is that, without subsidies, it's still not economically viable.  An interesting quote from Mike Ahearn, chief executive of Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar Corp.  Solar power could be ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=168 Finally the auto industry is listening to their customers.  GM’s new Chevy Volt averages 230 mpg and goes on sale in another year.  The $40,000 price tag is a little lofty in this struggling economy, but for those who can afford to be environmentally friendly; this car could be worth ... http://www.cleanenergy4america.org/blog/?p=166