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Latest U.S. energy plan: Use power of oceans; federal government exploring ways to tap ocean's wind and water
A year after a bitter congressional fight over offshore drilling for oil and gas, the Bush administration now wants to tap the ocean's winds, waves and currents as a source for alternative energy.
This time, though, environmental interests are likely allies, not vocal opponents. ...The federal government will entertain bids beginning this week for companies to put testing equipment like meteorological towers in the ocean waters to gather data on wind, wave or current energy.
November 6, 2007
by Barbara Barrett
in The Miami Herald
WASHINGTON -- A year after a bitter congressional fight over offshore drilling for oil and gas, the Bush administration now wants to tap the ocean's winds, waves and currents as a source for alternative energy.
This time, though, environmental interests are likely allies, not vocal opponents.
The powerful Gulf Stream off Florida's coast is a primary target, with federal officials saying there is enough power there to supply a third of the Sunshine State's energy.
The federal government will entertain bids beginning this week for companies to put testing equipment like meteorological towers in the ocean waters to gather data... [continue via Web link]
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