This article has been sitting as a draft for months. It seems more than appropriate to roll it out at the moment as I think this whole subject underlines a very important point we’ve been trying to make recently, both in our articles and in some discussions about the TransCanada pipeline project… Don’t adopt the… more
Author’s Note: This article was originally drafted in mid-June, before the debt ceiling debacle even began to unfold. I have revised parts of the article to reflect events which have occurred in the interim, but I want to point out that the deal Congress just passed with respect to the debt ceiling is yet [...]
NOTE: Although this article does specifically provide information for Lincolnites, the issue is relevant to anyone who uses electricity. If you live elsewhere, especially if you are in Nebraska, and have information about SMART grid / meter implementation in your local area, please send us some information, by leaving a comment directly at the bottom [...]
By Shelli Dawdy As I noted yesterday, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler held a press conference earlier this week wherein he announced a methane gas drilling project that was just beginning at the Bluffs Road facility. The City’s Public Works department had commenced drilling 60+ wells and installing a piping system to capture methane gas from [...]
By Shelli Dawdy Just when I thought I could not possibly ever be surprised at what might come out of my television, I was reminded that my brain is simply not wired to conceive of the endless number of nonsensical ideas politicians will attempt to implement while we’re all looking the other way. I really [...]