Fox News and MSNBC promote energy recycling

Fox and MSNBC agree... really!

In just about a week’s time, MSNBC and Fox News have both reported on energy recycling's potential to help our economy and cut greenhouse emissions. MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan touted the efficiency benefits of energy recycling, calling combined heat and power (CHP) “a proven game changer.” Meanwhile, Fox called recycled energy “a power source boasting far greater reliability and intensity than both solar and wind power.”

Republicans and Democrats unite on CHP

A rare showing of bipartisan-CHP

GOP icon Democratic Party icon Bipartisanship is scarce in Washington these days, but the benefits of recycled energy bridge the ideological spectrum. Three Democrats (Reps. Inslee, Tonko and Berkley) and three Republicans, (Reps. Paul, Heller and Olson) signed a letter to House Ways and Means Committee leadership calling for investment tax credits for recycled energy and CHP, stating that they have “the potential to put our nation back to work producing clean energy and reducing our carbon footprint.”

RED acquires California biomass power plant

Biomass venture is a Honey of a deal

RED's enhancements at the Honey Lake power plant could reduce California CO2 emissions by 44,000 metric tons per year. RED has acquired the Honey Lake biomass power plant in Wendel, California. The 30-megawatt plant leverages nearby geothermal energy to help generate electricity from a biomass feedstock of logging residue, mill wastes and other waste wood.

RED will put its capital and clean energy expertise to work enhancing the plant’s efficiency and production. These enhancements could reduce California CO2 emissions by 44,000 metric tons per year. That’s the equivalent of taking more than 8,000 cars off the road.