In today's issue, the NY Times has an article on how energy production and use have changed since 2000. It makes for exciting and actually hopeful reading. I have chosen some states to show how well things are moving or states we might be interested in.
There are a few reasons this is great news. First, nearly every state has created more energy with renewable resources. For example, Iowa now produces more electricity from wind power than any other source. Across the nation, there has been a movement from coal, which is VERY dirty, to natural gas, which is pretty clean.
Here are the state images.
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| Like Montana, below, hydro power varies based on rainfall and drought - but solar is rising |
More below
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| Montana's energy production has taken a hit with hydro because of recent droughts. |
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| The drop in coal power in the last 5 years is amazing. |
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