Wednesday Morning News Roundup

— Honduran coup leader Roberto Micheletti, who had previously insisted that the return and reinstatement of President Manuel Zelaya was not possible and “not negotiable”, has suddenly backed away from this stance.

— T. Boone Pickens’ grand wind-farm plan has fallen apart due in part to transmission-line issues. Here’s why this might not be a bad thing.

— Speaking of transmission lines, we currently have enough capacity (especially during off-peak hours) to sustain the demands that electric car usage would put on the grid. Furthermore, even with the current mix of coal and nuclear plants and a growing number of renewable-energy generators, a wholesale switch to electric cars would result in overall emissions and pollution reduction.