Flamenco Dancer paintings
Franz Marc paintings
As Seth Dunn, an energy researcher at WorldWatch Institute in Washington, D.C. says, "The current power crunch is really putting alternative energy resources back on the radar." But whether or not funding is also renewed remains to be seen. This month the Bush administration announced a proposed 51 percent cut in funding for solar and renewable energy technologies. According to the 2002 budget proposal, increases on government spending on renewable resources would hinge on possible profits from a controversial oil drilling project in Alaska. Hooking Into the GridEven if science and funding provide new energy technologies, the trick lies in figuring out how to use them. Most American power infrastructures have been tailored to funnel energy from large oil or gas production plants. Part of the challenge will be finding
Friday, July 18, 2008
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