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		<title>Clean Energy at Coal Prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer The ARPA-E conference today had many speakers, lots of statistics, and even more good ideas for driving the cost of clean energy down.  Former Governor Schwarzenegger challenged the gathering to focus on areas of agreement (clean energy is good) rather than on areas of disagreement (has mankind contributed to global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for ARPA-E Conference to Commence</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 05:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman, Energy Lawyer The main events for the second annual Advanced Research Projects Agency &#8211; Energy (ARPA-E) Conference start tomorrow, March 1.  I have checked into the Gaylord National Convention Center Hotel and perused the agenda.  How exciting!  Topics ranging from rare earths to advanced fuels to zero carbon power will be discussion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does/Will/Can Michigan have an Energy Policy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman  What does it take for a state (that is not California) to have an energy policy?  The question is timely because elections are approaching and one would hope the candidates would address all the important issues.  But will anyone take a public stand on unresolved energy issues: increasing the renewable portfolio standard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coal Put On Hold in Michigan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman The MDNRE has denied Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative&#8217;s air permit application for a new 600-megawatt power plant in Rogers City to be fueled by petroleum coke and coal. The decision was based on MPSC findings that the plant was not needed to meet future supply needs and would increase electricity rates by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing GHG by Converting it to Carbon Monoxide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Bruce Goodman Research at U of M has led to a recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful product&#8211;carbon monoxide. The studies have figured out a way to efficiently make this chemically occur using sunlight. Carbon monoxide is a desirable chemical that can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Gas &#8220;Play&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.varnumblogs.com/energy/2009/natural-gas-play/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=natural-gas-play</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman The opinion page of the Wall Street Journal recently claimed that &#8220;unconventional natural gas&#8221; may well revolutionalize the challenges and opportunities for alternative energy. The natural gas previously locked in impermeable shale around the nation is now becoming available due to hydraulic fracturing techniques. Thus the domestic gas supplies are increasing, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwest Governors’ Energy Roadmap</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman At its recent meeting in Detroit earlier this month, seven of the eleven states in the Midwestern Governors Association (including Michigan) signed an accord that provides a road map of work to be done to transition the region toward less reliance on fossil fuels. Key elements include:   working together on upgrading the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Friedman in Grand Rapids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman Early in October Tom Friedman from the New York Times spoke in Grand Rapids. He addressed a crowd of 700 on many of the messages contained in his most recent book Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution. His was an optimist message &#8212; no matter the problem(s), if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Action Council Recommendations to be Implemented</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Bruce Goodman By Executive Order dated July 30, 2009, Governor Granholm put into motion the climate action plan recommended by the Michigan Climate Action Council. She set goals of a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2020, and an 80% reduction by 2050. The MDEQ was directed to begin tracking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change Response Requires Innovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Bruce Goodman There is little doubt that the energy resources to be developed in Michigan are dependent on the state and national response to climate change and global warming.  Energy and greenhouse gases are inextricably linked.  It is disapointing to see that the international community is unable to coalesce around targets and strategies on [...]]]></description>
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