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WIND POWER: Turbine plant planned near Las Vegas
envirolib.org via @envirolib &bull 1 Hour AgoA consortium announced plans to develop a wind turbine plant in the Las Vegas area that would produce advanced wind-energy turbines for renewable energy projects throughout North and South America. Full Story »
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APS Wind-Power Unit Features Propeller-Like Blades for Highest Efficiency
www.fourgreensteps.com via @fourgreensteps &bull 3 Hours AgoPlastics have been in the media ever since this remarkable and innovative material entered the consumer market. Today, it's everywhere- at your corner store, under your kitchen sink, on your desk at work, seeping into your food, entering your body… Full Story »
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R. Gene Brooks - Site Planning: Environment, Process and Development
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APS wind power unit features propeller-like blades for highest efficiency
Green Diary &bull Today
Franziska "Frenchy" Krauss is almost there to announce the arrival of a versatile, portable wind-powered electricity generating system for emergencies. The Air Power Systems wind power unit is a wind-powered turbine that features a triangular, one-piece design. It resembles a… Full Story »
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5 Tips to Save Energy and Money and Use Wind Power to Save More
freealternativegreenenergy.com via @Energy4uNews &bull TodayFollowing you will find 5 tips to help reduce your utility bill year round with or without the use of wind power. Hopefully these will help you to make ends meet, especially for those who are already unemployed or fear unemployment is a round the corner. Furnaces and a/c units that do not get serviced yearly can lose efficiency costing you more money… Full Story »
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Government Goals for Wind Power Create Opportunities for Repair Companies
www.compositesmanufacturingblog.com via @cmmagazine &bull YesterdayWind power is good for the composites industry and offers profitable opportunities even for companies not directly involved in wind blade production, said Greg Rose, technical product manager for ITW Plexus. The U.S. government has big plans for wind energy and that means big business… Full Story »
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Timothy Beatley and Kristy Manning - The Ecology of Place: Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community
sponsored listing • Shopping.comTimothy Beatley and Kristy Manning describe a world in which land is consumed sparingly, cities and towns are vibrant and green, local economies thrive, and citizens work together to create places of eduring value. The authors address a variety of policy and development issues that affect a community...Full Story »
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In pictures: The beauty of wind power
www.guardian.co.uk via @wiardsterk &bull YesterdayOften derided as ugly and a blot on the landscape, wind turbines can also be surprisingly beautiful and awe-inspiring. Full Story »
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Increased solar radiation requires an extra reduction in CO2 emissions
zmarter.com via @ScienceNews24 &bull Mar 10, 2010This could lead to a far more rapid increase in the Earth's temperature in the coming decades. These are the claims of econometricians Jan Magnus, Bertrand Melenberg, and Chris Muris from Tilburg University (The Netherlands) based on unique solar radiation… Full Story »
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Curious whales give boost to Mexican fishermen
Convention on Biological Diversity: Headlines &bull Mar 10, 2010Mayoral's first encounter with a friendly whale began the development of a small-scale whale watching industry in the remote spot off Mexico's northwest Baja California peninsula, where gray whales breed and nurse their calves each year after migrating thousands of… Full Story »
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Renewable Energy Advances Texas Sets New Wind Power Record with | Technology Solutions for Home - Smart Grid - Demand Response
www.itsforhome.com via @itsforhome &bull Mar 9, 2010Texas has by far the most wind power capacity in the US. This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 3:43 pm and is filed under Wind Energy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the… Full Story »
Charles M. Haar and Michael Allan Wolf - Land Use Planning and the Environment
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Mixer Ejector Wind Turbine
After Gutenberg &bull Mar 9, 2010
This blog has made much of a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory that endorsed taller wind turbines, i.e., with 50m blades and a hub height of 80m. NREL researchers say that such turbines… Full Story »
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Green DIY Energy Information For The Consumer
blog-niche.com via @renovation &bull Mar 9, 2010Green DIY energy is natural, non-polluting and renewable. It is gaining in consumer popularity. The most commonly used green energy comes from solar or wind-powered. Both of these save the average homeowner a lot of money, and also help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Real savings are generated by using this type of natural… Full Story »
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Record Wind Generation Tests Texas's Transmission System
Climate Change News Digest &bull Mar 9, 2010The state set a record on March 5 when wind turbines generated 6,272 megawatts of energy, or about 19 percent of the electricity on the state's main power grid. That peak far exceeded the 6.2 percent average for wind power… Full Story »
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Huaneng mulls listing wind power business: official
news.alibaba.com via @wind_power_home &bull Mar 9, 2010Despite previous media reports that China's Huaneng Group, the country's biggest power producer by capacity, was planning to have its wind power business listed in Shanghai or Hong Kong, General Manager Cao Peixi said this has not yet been decided… Full Story »
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Challenging conventional wisdom on renewable energy's limits
Peak Oil News (3) &bull Mar 8, 2010
In making the case for a rapid conversion away from heavily polluting energy sources like coal and nuclear power to cleaner generation, renewable energy advocates often confront the argument that their scheme is impossible due to the intermittent nature of… Full Story »
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Europe 'supergrid' hopefuls cast fate to wind
CNET GreenTech blog &bull Mar 8, 2010
Ten companies pushing to build a pan-European offshore power network that could help cut carbon emissions and cost customers over 20 billion euros got together in London on Monday. The Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG) brings together companies that want… Full Story »
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Dandelion windmill costume generates its own energy
Green Diary &bull Mar 8, 2010
Mary Huang and Jennifer Kay have come up with the Dandelion portable windmill costume that harnesses wind power to create its own energy. Studded with numerous power generators, i.e. Thus, creating a visibly 'artistic interface between nature, technology and people',… Full Story »
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Wind power worries small Oregon town
envirolib.org via @envirolib &bull Mar 8, 2010Associated Press: For decades, not much has changed in the tiny northeastern Oregon town of Union. Nestled in the Grande Ronde Valley, it lies close to the spectacular Eagle Cap Wilderness. But a Texas company's proposal to build a wind… Full Story »
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EERE News: Secretary Chu Offers $117 Million Conditional Commitment for Hawaii Wind Power Project
apps1.eere.energy.gov via @globalocity &bull Mar 7, 2010U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy has offered a conditional commitment on a $117 million loan guarantee to finance the construction and start-up of an innovative 30 megawatt (MW) wind energy project in… Full Story »
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Pedal Point concept offers a green commute on rails
Green Diary &bull Mar 6, 2010
Since riders are supposed to bike to local stations and to their workplaces, the calisthenics aspect is duly answered. If bikers are not there, the chassis are charged with solar power, wind power, or the grid itself. A clear vinyl… Full Story »
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Alternative Solar Energy Mountain Cabin Project The Review Blog
projectpaydayworks.com via @niceReviewBlog &bull Mar 5, 2010How to Lower Your Energy Bill Through Alternative Energy Sources! Live off-grid by using Wind Power and Solar Panel Systems! Suddenly, alternative energy sources like solar panels and wind generators are receiving a new focus. It is now possible to… Full Story »
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