BSC Energy

This morning state school and energy leaders joined together to celebrate B-S-C s new National Energy Center of Excellence building Cory Beery is the president of the student energy club and just one sophomore interested in entering the energy industry He s majoring in power plant operations and wants to end up working in his hometown of Hazen He says students are interested in the energy field because it s a great time to be in the industry Gonna need a lot of help for next couple of years and a lot of people retire all the renewable resources like water and wind and biodiesel gonna be a lot of looking into that The four-story center with more than 100-thousand square feet will also serve as a national resource center of education and training for the energy industry The center is designed to prepare students for the energy industry with programs in power plant electric power and nuclear power technology These are future leaders in the energy industry and we thank them for being part of program and really this building is for you so take advantage of experienced faculty here to teach you take advantage of wonderful classrooms and lab space available Industry partners local state and federal government as well as individual and employee donations provided the funding for the 18 3 million dollar building

Inside Look: Rhode Island's $1 Billion Offshore Windfarm Plan

Interview with Gov Donald Carcieri R of Rhode Island Also Gives Insight on Bailout Plan

Wind farm dedication

Wind turbines now out number people in some areas of south central North Dakota Today a new wind farm was dedicated that straddles North and South Dakota There are 120 turbines in McIntosh and Dickey Counties in North Dakota and in McPherson County South Dakota CEO of ACCIONA Peter Duprey says they identified this spot five years ago He says this is a perfect spot for a wind project turbines are built on a ridge where there s usually high wind It s the largest wind farm ACCIONA has built However the Tatanka Wind Farm could have been larger more than double it s current size Peter Duprey CEO - ACCIONA Energy We could ve built a much larger project problem is there s not enough transmission to move the power to where more people live Challenge is where there is wind there s not a lot of people We re going to need to spend money on infrastructure to tap into renewable energy sources we have in this country Duprey says the federal government needs to work better with private companies interested in developing wind energy projects He says the state s cooperation and incentives helped bring the project here Duprey explains how the wind farm benefits the area Duprey we pay land leases to ranchers pay property taxes created 21 jobs powering 60 000 homes The wind energy will benefit homes in a very large region of the upper midwestern U S and Canada Meanwhile - the North Dakota Public Service Commission says the wind farm faces a fine of as much as 200 000 PSC President Susan Wefald says that in 2007 50 transmission towers were moved without PSC Approval The company has 20 days to file a response to the complaint

Conrad and T. Boone

Senator Kent Conrad and members of a bipartisan coalition he formed known as the Gang of 20 met today with businessman T Boone Pickens to discuss strategies to break America s need for foreign oil Pickens is a Texas oilman He outlined his proposal to reduce America s dependence on oil and develop clean-energy technologiesincluding wind and solar Senator Conrad and the Gang of 20 have drafted their own comprehensive energy proposal Some of Pickens ideas are included in it The New Energy Reform Act calls for a major effort to transition 85 percent of the nation s motor vehicle s to fuels other than gas and diesel by 2028 Senator Conrad also spoke today about the Treasury Department s plan to buy up to 700 billion dollars in bad mortgage debt from troubled banks Senator Kent Conrad D North Dakota we simply can t continue to pile debt on top of debt we have to begin to send the signal the United states is going to start paying its bills

Business & the Ballot: What Do With Your Portfolio

Investment Strategies - Analysis and Discussion with Keith Wirtz of Fifth Third Asset Management If Obama Becomes President - Diageo Philip Morris If McCain Becomes President - Alliant Techsystems Transocean

Inside Look: Hedge Fund Liquidations on the Rise

Interview with Sanders Morris Harris Group President George Ball 1000 Hedge Funds to Fail in 2008

Mathern Outlines Energy Plan

The Democratic candidate for Governor outlined his energy policy today Tim Mathern focused on three areas he says he ll capitalize on building a new oil refinery transporting energy out of the state and developing more wind energy Mathern says a new refinery would not be a wholly state-funded enterprise He says he would prefer a privately funded or public-private partnership Mathern says leadership from the governor s office can move the permitting process along Tim Mathern D Gov Candidate In western ND where oil is right under our feet and prices are higher than in eastern parts of state The missing link is an oil refinery and oil refiningy capacity I will make sure we get another oil refinery built Governor Hoeven s campaign manager says the state HAS provided incentives and grant money to assist in the development and construction of four different refinery projects

Sector Focus: Railroad Stocks

Analysis and Discussion with Arthur Hatfield of Morgan Keegan Less Bullish on Railroads After Rail Traffic Fell in August Specifically Auto and Equipment Rail Traffic Down 17 6

Politics Of Oil; Drilling In Alaska; The Energy Solution

Kempthorne Hurricane Ike should miss Gulf Coast Oil Platforms Congress debates offshore oil drilling as energy soultion Bush dropped Moratorium on Drilling wants same from Congress Congress could vote on energy package this week Pelosi Democrats want offshore drilling in four States Analysis by Dirk Kempthorne Secretary of the Interior former Senator Governor of Idaho

Debate Over Drilling; Energy Bil; Do Democrats Support Offshore Drilling?; U.S. Unemployment Rate; Second Stimulus?

Auto Industry wants billions to help build more fuel efficient cars Analysis by Rep Steny Hoyer D Majority Leader

T. Boone Pickens brings energy message to ABQ

BILLIONAIRE OILMAN T BOONE PICKENS IS IN ALBUQUERQUE PITCHING HIS IDEAS FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND HE SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS A ROLE IN AMERICA S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH OUR TOP STORY T BOONE PICKENS MADE HIS FORTUNE IN THE OILFIELDS OF TEXAS BUT NOW HE SAYS AMERICA HAS TO TURN TO A DIFFERENT SOURCE FOR ITS UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR ENERGY THE EIGHTY YEAR OLD IS HOSTED A TOWN HALL MEETING HERE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER THIS MORNING PICKENS SAYS WIND AND NATURAL GAS ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO AMERICA S 700 BILLION DOLLAR A YEAR OIL ADDICTION HE SAYS GIANT WIND FARMS COULD ONE DAY SUPPLY 20 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY S ENERGY NEEDS AND HE SUPPORTS NATURAL GAS INSTEAD OF ELECTRICITY TO RUN VEHICLES IT MAY SEEM STRANGE FOR A BILLIONAIRE OILMAN TO BE PUSHING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY BUT PICKENS IS INVESTED IN BOTH NATURAL GAS AND WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGY PICKENS WIND FARM IDEA WOULD COST AN ESTIMATED 1 2 TRILLION DOLLARS COST AN ESTIMATED 1 2 TRILLION DOLLARS BUT HE SAYS PART OF IT WOULD BE A CORRIDOR OF GIANT WIND TURBINES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO RIO RANCHO CITY COUNCILORS WILL

Inside Business: Nuclear Energy As Alternative

Nuclear is only a part of the solution in the short-medium term The Bulk of Investment up to 2030 is low Carbon capacity in renewable energies Most cost-effective energy will be wind Analysis by Angus McCrone of New Energy Finance

Congress Eyes Energy Legislation; Oil Demands Falls

House Republicans have protested the lack of a vote on drilling debate in Congress heats up over oil drilling proposals Analysis by Kevin Book Friedman Bilings Ramsey

Inside Look: The Federal Rescue Plan

Interview with Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt Currently CEO at Kalorama Partners

Inside Look: The Pickens Plan- Bloomberg Television Interview with T Boone Pickens

Interview with BP Chairman and CEO T. Boone Pickens who met with both McCain and Obama to discuss his energy plan; live from the RNC.

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From T. Boone on his website, www.pickensplan.com:

America is blessed with the world's greatest wind power corridor and abundant reserves of clean natural gas. The Pickens Plan will utilize these tremendous resources to build a bridge to the future — a blueprint to reduce foreign oil dependence by harnessing domestic energy alternatives and buying time for us to develop even greater new technologies.

The Plan calls for building new wind generation facilities that will produce 20% of our nation's electricity and allow us to use natural gas as a transportation fuel. The combination of these domestic energies can replace more than one-third of our foreign oil imports. And we can do it all in 10 years.

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Spanish Fork will celebrate wind power

There s a lot of beauty and excitement blowing in the wind over Spanish Fork this weekend You ll see spectacular kites in flight but also the beginning of a new era of power production

Massive Wind Turbine Completed

Several weeks ago we reported on the installation at the Stoney Corners Wind Farm near McBain As the turbines themselves go up we re following up on that story with additional details and future plans

Inside Look: The Pickens Plan

Interview with BP Chairman CEO T Boone Pickens Met with Both McCain and Obama to Discuss His Energy Plan

Windmill Dispute Heads to Court

Windmill Dispute Heads to Court

Group Looking To Put Wind Turbines In New Haven

The city is considering putting up two wind turbines in Long Wharf as a source of clean energy