Tonight, a good friend sent this article about Obama’s vision for making Nevada a major renewable energy producer. I went to high school in Nevada up at Lake Tahoe, and I still visit my family there whenever I have the opportunity. It is great to hear that Obama, who Strive for green is enthusiastically rooting for, sees the potential for Nevada to become a major part of future US energy independence.

In the article, I really liked reading this statement from Obama:

“When John F. Kennedy decided that we were going to go put a man on the moon, he didn’t put a bounty out for some rocket scientist to win,” Obama said. “He put the full resources of the United States government behind the project and called on the ingenuity and innovation of the American people, not just in the private sector but also in the public sector.”

At the end of the article, there is a mention that the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) is placing a 22 month moratorium on any further solar development on its lands in order to do environmental assessments. I’m all for making sure sensitive land is protected, but 22 months!? I

Maybe the moratorium is the work of the Bush appointed director of the BLM Jim Caswell - based on information found during a quick search, he is not the type of guy you would expect to be friendly to alternative energy projects. Maybe its for “good” reasons, but at the same time there have been no shortage of ill-intentioned environmental acts under the Bush administration.

In any case, Strive for green can’t waint for Obama to win!