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PROBLEM:
Few activities have caused environmental degration more than the energy we use.  Locally, at least 72% of our electric power comes from burning coal.  In the process, the following are emitted from our power plants ( in pounds per year ):

Sulpher     130,300,000  Arsenic              4,800 Barium            700,000  Chlorine            70,000 Chromium          70,000 Cobalt                2,500 Copper             28,000 Fluoride           115,000 Lead                  3,500 Manganese        64,000 Mercury                  59 Molybdenum        1,800

Nickel                          8,700 Selenium                        950 Zinc                           15,500 Vanadium                  34,000 CO2               6,500,000,000 Nitric oxides 28,000,000,000      Yup, 34.5 billion pounds of  greenhouse gases each year

Solution:     Conservation and cleaner sources of energy.
Nationally, it is estimated that 30% of the energy we use is actually wasted.  They means you are paying for 30% more energy than you get a benefit from.  Check out our lengthy list of energy and resources savings tips

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Major Offshore Wind Initiative

Salazar, Chu Announce Major Offshore Wind Initiatives February 7, 2011 Unveiling a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced major steps forward in support of offshore wind energy in the United States, including new funding opportunities for up to $50.5 million for projects that support offshore wind energy deployment and several high priority wind energy areas in the mid-Atlantic that will spur rapid, responsible development of this abundant renewable resource. Deployment of clean, renewable offshore wind energy will help meet the President's goal of generating 80% of the nation's electricity from clean energy sources by 2035. "The mid-Atlantic wind energy areas are a key part of our 'Smart from the Start' program for expediting appropriate commercial-scale wind energy development in America's waters," Secretary Salazar said. "Through the Strategic Work Plan, the United States is synchronizing new research and development initiatives with more efficient, forward-thinking planning so that we can help quickly stand up an American offshore wind industry. This initiative will spur the type of innovation that will help us create new jobs, build a clean energy future, and compete and win in the technologies of the 21st century." Full story