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Lisa Murkowski: “I find it rather curious, in looking across from the solar down to geothermal, most of that is on the west coast, in…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2002
I find it rather curious, in looking across from the solar down to geothermal, most of that is on the west coast, in California. There is not much on the east coast. The wind, on the far right of the chart, suggests that the northern areas along the Canadian border, and other areas, have a predominance of wind. Of course, the green is the biomass. If we address the combination of circumstances on how we resolve our energy crisis and address renewables, there seems to be a tradeoff, because I am sure the Senator from North Dakota would agree that the biomass concepts suggest burning carbon, and we can address that through technology. Nuclear, of course, would not show any significant emissions. The problem I have is that portions of this bill do not really get us there from here.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Discussing energy sources and the limitations of a specific energy bill.

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