http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/27/addicted-to-oil-ranking-states%e2%80%99-vulnerability/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:31:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/27/addicted-to-oil-ranking-states%e2%80%99-vulnerability/comment-page-1/#comment-33246 Wana Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:09:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/27/addicted-to-oil-ranking-states%e2%80%99-vulnerability/#comment-33246 Ichiban-- Is the wind power in Texas used to reduce gasoline consumption, or does it offset the generation of electricity from coal, natural gas, and nuclear? It looks like this is only talking about ways to directly reduce gasoline consumption, which isn't offset by wind power (unless Texans are now driving fully electric vehciles). Ichiban-- Is the wind power in Texas used to reduce gasoline consumption, or does it offset the generation of electricity from coal, natural gas, and nuclear? It looks like this is only talking about ways to directly reduce gasoline consumption, which isn't offset by wind power (unless Texans are now driving fully electric vehciles).

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/27/addicted-to-oil-ranking-states%e2%80%99-vulnerability/comment-page-1/#comment-33175 v Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:57:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/27/addicted-to-oil-ranking-states%e2%80%99-vulnerability/#comment-33175 wha? connecticut is rich??? who knew.. wha? connecticut is rich??? who knew..

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/27/addicted-to-oil-ranking-states%e2%80%99-vulnerability/comment-page-1/#comment-33152 Ichiban Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:11:20 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/27/addicted-to-oil-ranking-states%e2%80%99-vulnerability/#comment-33152 I see some flaws in their methdology. As much as I am not a fan of Texas, I have to give them credit for reducing their oil vulnerability through increased production of wind power--they produce more wind power than any other state, including the largest state in the nation (and most environmentally-friendly), California. They're expected to deploy another 2 gigawatts of wind energy capacity in 2007, 2/3 of the new wind capacity to be deployed this year in the US. They definitely aren't the best state in the union for lowering oil dependence, but they're not one of the worst, either. I see some flaws in their methdology. As much as I am not a fan of Texas, I have to give them credit for reducing their oil vulnerability through increased production of wind power--they produce more wind power than any other state, including the largest state in the nation (and most environmentally-friendly), California. They're expected to deploy another 2 gigawatts of wind energy capacity in 2007, 2/3 of the new wind capacity to be deployed this year in the US. They definitely aren't the best state in the union for lowering oil dependence, but they're not one of the worst, either.

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