Tom Carnahan, who is the president and founder of the Wind Capital group, joined Dan Kammen, a leading energy researcher and policy advisor with the Obama campaign in Rock Port, Missouri this morning. Rock Port is a town that lays claim to being the first community in the United States to become completely energy independent.
Tom and Dan observed the turbines in action, and reflected on the possibilities of a community like Rock Port, where all the electricity they utilize is generated by wind power.
If you look at the meters, you'll often see something remarkable in this business: they're running backwards. On many days, we actually generate more energy than we can use. That means we get to sell the surplus back to the power companies, saving the community even more.
Dan marveled at this achievement, and reflected on what is needed to implement these strategies on a wide scale.
We haven't had a real progressive energy policy in this country for over twenty years... Making America energy independent is going to require more than just new energy sources, it's going to take new energy in Washington to make it a reality. We have that in Barack.
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