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GLOBAL
ENERGY NETWORK INSTITUTE
a
solution to global problems
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29 June
2001
The
U.S. National Energy Grid gets corporate backing
Dear GENI
Friend,
Last month,
you heard that U.S. President Bush embraced the idea
of a national energy grid across the United States.
Now there are two major engineering firms that are
proposing to build the missing links in the existing
network. This moves our initiative from the realm
of concept to engineering design by global firms.
They speak
about many of the same benefits that GENI espouses:
- increase
energy supply and reduce prices
- bolster
reliability of the grid system
- reduction
in fuel transport cost
- an interstate
superhighway system for transmission of electricity
You'll
also read how these companies want to develop mine-mouth
coal generation as the fuel. This is where we differ
greatly. While South Dakota and Wyoming are the source
of the largest U.S. coal reserves, they are also home
to some of the most consistent winds in North America.
The question becomes, why not develop the renewable
resource that has minimal environmental impact first?
It's important
to remember, the transmission grid moves electricity
regardless of the source. With this in mind, I hope
you'll read our recent editorial entitled The
National Energy Strategy is half right. And if
you agree, please forward this to the editor of your
favorite newspaper or magazine.
Never before
has there been so much awareness about how energy
impacts our daily lives. While many of the policy-makers
rightfully call this a crisis, we see tremendous opportunity
in creating a shift in direction to a more connected,
sustainable path. Thank you again for your support,
as it makes these results possible.
In partnership
for the planet,
Peter
Meisen
President
A final
thought: Today, we receive enough
income energy (renewable) to meet all our needs and
forever phase out our capital resource fuels (fossil
and nuclear energy). R Buckminster Fuller.
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