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Wind energy technologies

Mission: To Support the wide-scale adoption of Wind Energy technologies
Founder: Dylan Touhey (2E), Victoria
Description: This group discusses various wind energy technologies. The goal is to increase the adoption of wind energy as a commercially viable alternative to fossil fuels.
Details: Wind energy is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions when it displaces fossil-fuel-derived electricity. The intermittency of wind seldom creates problems when using wind power to supply a low proportion of total demand, but it presents extra costs when wind is to be used for a large fraction of demand. However these costs even for quite large percentage penetrations are considered to be modest.
Tags: Global  Warming  alternative  energy  renewable  fosil  fuels  greenhouse  gas
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Raise the price of carbon, then send everyone a check in the mail?
by Brion Hurley :: 6 months ago
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Electricity metrics: Driving the wrong behavior!
by Brion Hurley :: 11 months ago
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Green Job Search: Unless America changes its energy policies, it will continue to train workers for jobs that just aren't there.
by Nicole sorochan :: 1 year ago
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Green Trade Wars: Can a green-energy dispute with China start a real conversation about trade?
by Sean Low :: 1 year ago
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Google invests in $5bn wind-power superhighway
by Nicole sorochan :: 1 year ago
Google invests in $5bn wind-power superhighway The Atlantic Wind Connection Project will serve 1.9m homes from New...
Weekly Mulch: Despite Senate Inaction, Clean Energy Economy Thriving
by Dylan Touhey (2E) :: 1 year ago
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Cape Wind offshore project approved by Obama admin after nine-year battle
by Nicole sorochan :: 1 year ago
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Illinois Schools Move Toward Solar Energy
by Illiana Power Corp :: 1 year ago
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China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy
by Judd Vinet :: 2 years ago
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EIA: a tiny agency with a big role in energy debate
by Sean Low :: 2 years ago
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Majora Carter: 3 stories of local eco-entrepreneurship
from Nicole sorochan :: 1 year ago
TEDtalksDirector | 03 January 2011 | http://www.ted.com The future of green is local -- and entrepreneurial. At TEDxMidwest, Majora Carter brings us the stories of three people who are saving......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases  Water Impacts  Emperilled Ecosystems  Wind Power Technologies  Building and renovating for Sustainable Living  Green Innovation  Wind energy technologies  Direct Action  Repower America  Green Marketing & Messaging  Fired Up Media  URBAN GARDENS  The effects of Mining worldwide
As Wind Power Expands, So Do Threats to Bat Population
from Sean Low :: 1 year ago
PBSNewsHour | 29 November 2010 | Ed Jahn of Oregon Public Broadcasting looks at the deadly effect wind turbines have on migratory bats in the Pacific Northwest. This report is part of our series......
Connected to: Wind Power Technologies  Wind energy technologies  Repower America  Endangered Species

Planet 100: Where are all the Bleeping (Green) Jobs?, China Winning Low Carbon Race & Pamela Anderson in Oxford Debate
from Sean Low :: 1 year ago
PlanetGreenTV | 26 October 2010 Today, on Planet 100, the Green Party's candidate for mayor of NYC ponders the absence of jobs in a controversial campaign ad, China emerges as a leader in the......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases  Water Impacts  Climate Change and Government  Solar Energy  Wind energy technologies
Big Oil's Greenwashing: Chevron We Agree: Renewables TV Ad
from Ken Shum :: 1 year ago
Chevron | 15 October 2010 For more information, visit: http://www.chevron.com/weagree . Is it time oil companies get behind renewable energy? Chevron's TV ads show the common ground we all share......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases  Water Impacts  Emperilled Ecosystems  Pop Culture Campaigns  Wind Power Technologies  Solar Energy  Wind energy technologies  Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement  The effects of Mining worldwide   Endangered Species

Big Oil Trying to Sabotage California and Green Tech with Prop 23
from Dylan Touhey (2E) :: 1 year ago
greenforall | 21 October 2010 California is being sabotaged by big oil special interests. Texas oil giants Valero, Tesoro, and Koch Industries are dumping millions into prop 23. A deceptive ballot......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases  Emperilled Ecosystems  Wind Power Technologies  Climate Change and Government  Solar Energy  Wind energy technologies  Repower America  Fired Up Media  The effects of Mining worldwide   Endangered Species
Hermann Scheer: German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and "Hero for the Green Century" (1944-2010) 2/4
from Nicole sorochan :: 1 year ago
Democracy Now! 15 October 2010 Hermann Scheer (1944-2010): German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and "Hero for the Green Century" in One of His Final Interviews Hermann Scheer, one......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change  Greenhouse Gases  Emperilled Ecosystems  Global Meltdown  Wind Power Technologies  Climate Change and Government  Solar Energy  Wind energy technologies

Hermann Scheer: German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and "Hero for the Green Century" (1944-2010) 3/4
from Sean Low :: 1 year ago
Democracy Now! 15 October 2010 Hermann Scheer (1944-2010): German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and "Hero for the Green Century" in One of His Final Interviews Hermann Scheer,......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change  Greenhouse Gases  Emperilled Ecosystems  Wind Power Technologies  Green Innovation  Solar Energy  Wind energy technologies  Direct Action  Repower America  Fired Up Media
Hermann Scheer: German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and "Hero for the Green Century" (1944-2010) 4/4
from Dylan Touhey (2E) :: 1 year ago
Democracy Now! 15 October 2010 Hermann Scheer (1944-2010): German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and "Hero for the Green Century" in One of His Final Interviews Hermann......
Connected to: Science of Climate Change  Greenhouse Gases  Emperilled Ecosystems  Global Meltdown  Wind Power Technologies  Climate Change and Government  Green Innovation  Solar Energy  Wind energy technologies  Direct Action  Repower America  Fired Up Media

Google sink billions in offshore wind
from Sean Low :: 1 year ago
itnnews | 13 October 2010 Search engine giant Google have announced their intention to help bring alternative energy to the United States....
Connected to: Wind Power Technologies  Wind energy technologies  Repower America