Archive for October, 2009
Consistent, healthy understanding of city will breed success – The Sun (San Bernardino, Ca)
I was privileged to participate, as a reader on The Sun’s editorial
board, in interviews with San Bernardino mayoral and City Council
candidates. Each candidate loves San Bernardino and has much energy
and innovation to contribute. Some are novices to elected public
service; others are highly
The end of our right to protest? A ’superquango’ that will be the sole judge on major planning decisions can silence opponents and there is no appeal Gilligan on Sunday – The Sunday Telegraph (London, Uk)
THE VILLAGE of Brechfa, about 10 miles north-east of Carmarthen, has
lost its post office and pub but, if two power companies have their
way, it will soon be getting 76 wind turbines. Each will rise as high as 475ft, the height of a 30-storey building, and they will ring the area, making it home
Energy groups compete for pounds 100bn wind farms prize – The Sunday Telegraph (London, Uk)
THE rights to build wind farms off the coast of Britain up to 50
times the size of the biggest current plants are expected to be
handed to consortiums of major utilities, with the prize Norfolk
field likely to go to Scottish Power and Vattenfall. The 5,000 megawatt Norfolk development will be
Concept Bridge could Generate Electricity from Moving Cars
When people thought about telephones in underdeveloped countries it was like they would have to invest a huge sum in infrastructure in the form of poles, wires and equipments. No one imagined about cell phones at that time. They transcend most of the infrastructures. In this hour of impending depletion of fossil fuels we [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Transportation, Wind Power
A Bid to Cut Emissions Looks Away From Coal – The New York Times
As Congress debates legislation to slow global warming by limiting
emissions, engineers are tinkering with ways to capture and store
carbon dioxide, the leading heat-trapping gas. But coal-fired power plants, commonly identified as the nation’s
biggest emissions villain, may not be the best
Premier hopeful for Samsung deal – The Toronto Star
Premier Dalton McGuinty is playing down a major cabinet rift that
threatens to scuttle a multi-billion-dollar green energy wind
turbine deal with South Korean industrial giant Samsung Group. As first revealed by the Star, McGuinty’s cabinet is warring over
the landmark agreement to manufacture
The forecast: Warmer, with a chance of survival; In advance of Copenhagen, the world’s flag-bearer on fixing climate change is surprisingly upbeat. But he keeps looking at his watch – The Toronto Star
Tim Flannery believes the biggest challenge of the 21st century is
to create sustainability for the human race. That’s par for an
environmentalist, and the consensus of a majority of scientists.
But the quest is no small task given the resistance and denial in
many circles, including among power
The end of our right to protest? A ’superquango’ that will be the sole judge on major planning decisions can silence opponents and there is no appeal Gilligan on Sunday – The Daily Telegraph
THE VILLAGE of Brechfa, about 10 miles north-east of
Carmarthen, has lost its post office and pub but, if two power
companies have their way, it will soon be getting 76 wind turbines. Each will rise as high as 475ft, the height of a 30-storey building, and they will ring the area, making it home
Energy groups compete for pounds 100bn wind farms prize – The Daily Telegraph
THE rights to build wind farms off the coast of Britain up to
50 times the size of the biggest current plants are expected to be
handed to consortiums of major utilities, with the prize Norfolk
field likely to go to Scottish Power and Vattenfall. The 5,000 megawatt Norfolk development will be
Wind farm inquiry ends ; INBRIEF – Hull Daily Mail (Hull, Uk)
HOWDEN: A public inquiry into plans for a 10-turbine wind farm near
the village ended yesterday. Your Energy wants to build the Pounds 45m development at Sixpenny
Wood, but an application for planning permission was rejected by
East Riding councillors last year. The inquiry, chaired by planning
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