Translating Uncle Sam

Just found this on the Mother Nature News Network about how much renewable energy we're using: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-uncle-sam/stories/eia-how-much-renewable-energy-do-we-use

Interesting!
-Tiff

MORE Funding Breakdowns

Tiff -
I have some other sites that offer stimulus breakdowns. I don't know about wave energy, but you can take a look.

http://www.stimuluswatch.org/project/by_state/CO
http://www.energy.gov/colorado.htm
http://www.epa.gov/recovery/where.html
http://www.colorado.gov/recovery

-Lauren

Funding breakdowns

Hey, in case anyone is interested, I found this breakdown of the Stimulus Package and how renewables will be funded. Looks like $2.5 billion to renewable energy research, specifically:

$800 million for projects related to biomass, $400 million for geothermal activities and projects, $1.3 billion for base program activities, such as research and demonstrations into additional renewable technologies.

I think my wave energy falls under "additional renewable technologies."
-Tiffany

More questions

Agreed, Lauren's are spot on. Here are a few more for the mix:

• Are renewable energy technologies reliable?
  
• Following the increasing needs of energy in Colorado and the U.S., can renewable energy satisfy and match these growing needs?
• Are there any negative environmental impacts from different types of renewable energy?
• Which renewable energy resource is cheaper in the short run? In the long run?? What is the greatest factor that has kept renewable energy sources from being universally accepted/adopted?
  

Next up: each of us should come up with a short list (2-3) of potential experts/interesting sources to interview no later than 4/3. How does that sound?

--Cassie

Questions for Talking Heads

I tried to come up with some other questions, but I think everything I want to ask is captured in Lauren's questions. That being said, I am still open to asking five different questions, depending on the person. I think it might make it more interesting and easier to formulate questions--we want specific answers from each of them anyway.

On another note, I'm looking for funding/policy information on wave energy. Has anyone found a good site that breaks down the stimulus funding? Or anywhere else?

-Tiffany

Possible Questions for Interviews

1. What do you think the future of renewable energy looks like in Colorado?
2. What do you think the future of renewable energy looks like on a national scale?
3. Do you think the recession will affect renewable energy progress? How? Why?
4. How do you think the Obama administration will affect renewable energy in Colorado?
- Lauren

Working out some ideas - the whole group

Background Content:
Wind
Solar
Ocean
Biomass
Geothermal

Profiles:
Three profiles: their stories, tax and other benefits

1. Wind farm
-Turbine on Folsom
-Facilities research

2. Net zero energy house - Paul
- Possible home tour or audit tour

3. Geothermal projects - summit charter middle school that converted

Extra content:
Smart grid video

Voices/Comment section:
-Student
-expert
-politician
-local person
-cu president
-industry person

New Captain Planet Teams:
-Geothermal - Tiff + Lauren
-Net Zero - Molly
-Wind +Video - Cassie + Joanna

To Do:
Contact denver wind people, school and tour...
Post the ONE question you think we should ask...