Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Use Caution When Eating Sea Food...

Even though Mississippi's waters have been 100% opened for fishing and swimming by our government and others, the Mississippi Sound is testing positive for oil contamination by a very simple method: shrimp-boat skippers worried about liability and concerned for the Public's safety dropped absorbent pads in the water and had Truthout's reporting staff witness it. Those same pads were then sent in for lab testing. See the story below:


http://www.truth-out.org/mississippi-sound-tests-positive-oil62735

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

From: Google Alerts  
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News

2 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

DPU should vet it closely, but Cape Wind still makes sense
Boston Globe
Even though the wind power will be just 3.5 percent of the utility's total load and the impact on an average monthly bill will be about $1.24, consumers are ...
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WinterGreen Research Predicts Growth of Wind Turbine Energy Market
AZoCleantech
... increased the power generating efficiency of both offshore and onshore wind turbines. She further said that the development of hydrogen campus fuel cell ...
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power


From: Google Alerts
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News
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Rural America is losing its best and brightest. What can we do about it?
Firedoglake (blog)
[1] Located in the city of Nakskov on the island of Lolland, where wind power is abundant, the hydrogen energy plant has received funding from the Danish ...
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I checked this article out, it's really a great article that speaks of hope for rural America, which matters to me. Below is my reply to the blogger who posted this heart-felt and brilliant article:

This is one of the best and most hopeful articles I've seen on the issues facing small-town America. This is an issue that matters to me, because I come from a smaller town, (35K) and I've lived in towns as small as 1,050 souls. I also happen to be a huge advocate of renewable energy, with a focus on the Great Lakes region. See my blog, The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal at http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com for reference.

That said, one has to be careful advocating production of hydrogen in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes system holds one-fifth of all fresh water on the planet, or 20%, and serves as the source of drinking water for millions of people in the U.S. & Canada. However, these lakes only replenish 1%, yes, that's right, one percent, of their total volume in rainfall and snow-melt annually. We are already taking more than that for drinking water - thereby slowly draining these lakes, which will be a tragedy if it comes to pass.

Far better to derive the hydrogen from waste-water coming out of sewage treatment plants in this region than to directly draw it from the lakes themselves. There may even be an efficiency benefit to this idea. It was recently discovered that water containing urea (That's right, pee) uses significantly less electricity to produce [hydrogen]. This process requires 0.37 VDC as compared to 1.23 VDC for straight water. (Source: Pee Power: New Technology Produces Hydrogen from Urine - http://www.energyboom.com/emerging/natural-emissions-new-technology-produces-hydrogen-urine )

Regards, and keep up the good work.

Dan Stafford
Publisher - The Great Lakes Zephyr
http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com

Friday, August 27, 2010

As U.S. Climate Policy Lags, “Green” Investors Take Their Money Elsewhere

This from the Worldwatch Institute on the US yet again falling behind in moving to green and sustainable businesses:

As U.S. Climate Policy Lags, "Green" Investors Take Their Money Elsewhere

http://blogs.worldwatch.org/revolt/as-u-s-climate-policy-lags-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d-investors-take-their-money-elsewhere/

Extreme Weather: Face the facts





-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Boundy, Repower America <info@repoweramerica.org>
Sent: August 26, 2010 4:08 PM
To: Daniel Stafford
Subject: Extreme Weather: Face the facts

 

Dear Daniel,

The facts are devastatingly clear.

Around the globe, we are on track to see the hottest year yet in 2010. From the flooding in Pakistan to droughts in Russia and landslides in China, the effects of this year's extreme weather are catastrophic and undeniable.

The recent pattern of extreme weather events is consistent with what scientists have projected to result from climate change: temperature shifts, severe rainfall and snow in some parts of the world, and major droughts in others.

Check out Repower America's fact sheet on extreme weather and share it with your friends.


Despite the overwhelming facts, skeptics -- like the now infamous Koch brothers1, Massey coal2 and Lord Monckton3 -- will no doubt continue to spend big bucks to keep spreading misinformation about global warming.

But if we want to fight the skeptics, we'll need a growing number of people to get informed. As the evidence mounts, leaders like Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are finally speaking out about climate change. President Medvedev spoke out at a United Nations Security Council meeting and said,

"What is happening now in our central regions is evidence of this global climate change, because we have never in our history faced such weather conditions in the past. This means that we need to change the way we work, change the methods that we used in the past."4

In Pakistan, nearly 1,600 people have died this summer from the worst monsoon-related floods in living memory. And around the world, 2000-2009 was the warmest decade on record5, and 2010 is on track to be the warmest year the world has seen in 131 years.

Extreme weather events are putting lives in danger all around the world. Make sure you get the facts and spread the word.

Learn more about the link between extreme weather and climate change today.

Thanks for getting involved,

Dave Boundy
Campaign Manager
Repower America

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1. Jane Mayer, "Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama," The New Yorker, August 30, 2010. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer
2. Tom Zeller Jr. and Ben Werschkul, "A Coal Executive Pushes Back," The New York Times, August 17, 2010. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/coal-executive-pushes-back/
3. Suzanne Goldenberg, "Climate change denier Lord Monckton meets Glenn Beck," The Guardian, October 30, 2009. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2009/oct/30/lord-monckton-glenn-beck-copenhagen
4. The Kremlin, "Speech at expanded Security Council meeting on fire safety measures for strategic facilities," August 4, 2010. http://eng.kremlin.ru/transcripts/724
5. National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "State of the Climate in 2009," June 2010. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/bams-state-of-the-climate/2009.php

 
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Freshwater Wind Summit 2010 - Missed

E-mail SNAFU - I sure missed out! I just got this today.

Dan

On 5/31/2010 10:52 PM, Erin Dolleris wrote:
 

  Will billion-dollar project proposals forge a bilateral economic revival in the Great Lakes region?

· Meet the developers, equipment manufacturers, legislators, financiers and other key stakeholders shaping this new industry

· Learn how to position yourself to be a key player in manufacturing and supply

· Identify the development opportunities and technical risks associated with each opportunity

· Develop your profitable market entry strategy


Don’t Miss the Post-Summit Technology Showcase: “Great Lakes-Specific Offshore Wind Technology Showcase”—Hear unprecedented adaptations in offshore wind technology and what experts are developing to maximize profitability and reliability in offshore applications and design.


EVENT SCHEDULE:
Summit: Freshwater Wind 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm and
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 7:20 am – 5:00 pm

Showcase: Great Lakes-Specific Offshore Wind Technology
Wednesday, July 21, 2010. 8:00 am – 5:00 pm


Register on or before June 18 to receive the Early Bird discount!



The "yes" button below will begin the registration process.

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  Where
The Wyndham Cleveland at Playhouse Square
1260 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
 
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Oil-Eating Cold-Water Microbe Discovered Thriving In Gulf Oil Spill

Oil-Eating Cold-Water Microbe Discovered Thriving In Gulf Oil Spill:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/24/oil-spilleating-microbe-n_n_692930.html

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

I've Updated The Way My Feed Works For The Great Lakes Zephyr

When I post to the Great Lakes Zephyr, it pushes through to three other sites that I use as well. This change will help it make sense by the time it flows all the way through, as one of the sites is Twitter, and it is aead of another site in the chain. Twitter shortens everything down to 140 characters total.

I've now fixed it so that Twitter uses the subject line of my posts and links back to the blog post it's relaying - which make a lot more sense when it gets to the other end of the flow. Thanks for putting up with my construction dust.

Dan

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:12 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

3 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Selection Power for the House
lonad News
The craze toward properties which can be powered by selection energy assets, ranging from wind generators and sun assortment cells to hydrogen gas cells and ...

New Holland Zero Emission Tractor of the Future Makes North ...
Marketwire
New Holland's experimental hydrogen-powered tractor is a key element in a project that ... wind, biomass or waste, and then store that power as hydrogen. ...

MacMurray Whale: Find Energy Catalysts, Find Growth
IBTimes
UN), Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX:INE) or Algonquin Power and Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN) are companies that are primarily renewable-wind, hydro and ...

 

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:11 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

1 new result for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Councils trial green energy
The Star
ITM Power will be running on site trials with the two councils using a ... wind turbines and wave generators to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. ...

 

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

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From: Google Alerts
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 6:11 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

2 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Can Mining Provide a Renewable Energy Future?
Miller-McCune.com
The potential exists at one particular Arizona mine with 10000 acres of waste rock and tailings to produce up to 1 gigawatt of combined solar and wind power ...


Miller-McCune.com

Pickens urged Bush to take Iraq's oil
Aspen Daily News
He touted his “Pickens Plan” to install massive wind power ... Jay Leavitt of Carbondale explains to AREDAY Expo attendees The Hydrogen System, ...

 

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 6:12 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

3 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

The puzzling energy world
Arab News
“Demand for oil will drop due to the growing availability of solar, wind and nuclear power as alternative sources for electricity,” he told the Kyodo News. ...

Cabrillo students share their bright ideas at energy fair
Santa Cruz Sentinel
... purification and the harnessing of wind power. solar-powered small-scale ... wood into carbon monoxide and hydrogen with a controlled amount of oxygen. ...

Choosing The Right Device for Various Purposes
ffog.net
A power cord or a power supply cord is a popular device used for various purposes. ... A sounding balloon can also be used to collect wind speed and wind ...


ffog.net

 

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

FW: LFTR Reactors

Dan, here's the link to the Wired article on LFTR reactors. Check out the discussion in the comments below. Sorenson weighs in and some interesting perspectives.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/ff_new_nukes/all/1

Until next time!
Tom

Electric Grid risk

Check this editorial from the NY Times and the effect of solar flares on the electric grid:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/opinion/16joseph.html?ref=todayspaper

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

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From: Google Alerts
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 6:24 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

1 new result for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Alternative Energy: A Guide To Greening Your Home
TechCrunch
The speed of the wind is the determining factor in whether wind power is the right solution for your home. Weather services can tell you what the average ...
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 6:13 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

1 new result for hydrogen, wind, power

 

The new green-energy landscape
msnbc.com (blog)
Wind power is the renewable-energy technology that's closest to prime time as a significant contributor to the electric grid. Right now, about 2 percent of ...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 6:11 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

1 new result for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Marines want to save lives using alternative power
Press-Enterprise
Officials invited 11 companies and are testing 14 different technologies, including wind power, hybrid generators, hydrogen cells, storage batteries and ...
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Study Says US Heatwave "Just A Preview"

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com - Study says US Heatwave "Just A Preview"

http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0811/heat-wave-preview-future-study/

Solar Power to Create 200K Jobs in the USA

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com - Solar Power to Create 200K Jobs in the USA

http://www.energyboom.com/solar/solar-power-will-create-200000-jobs-two-years

Saturday, August 07, 2010

Wealthy Tycoon Putting Up $30Mln Of Own Money To Do Detroit Urban Agriculture Biz

Wealthy Tycoon Putting Up $30Mln Of Own Money To Do Detroit Urban Agriculture Biz: http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com


By Katty Kay
BBC World News America, Detroit
John Hantz is soft spoken, meticulously polite and ferociously ambitious. For his latest plan, he has to be. This multi-millionaire, financial tycoon wants to turn destitute Detroit into the world's largest urban farm.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8890510.stm


Wow.

Dan

Friday, August 06, 2010

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 6:11 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

2 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Storing 'green' electricity as natural gas
Creamer Media's Engineering News
In the future, the researchers and enterpreneurs would like to store surplus electricity – such as electricity from wind power or solar energy – as ...
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Wind power is measured
The Augusta Chronicle
... small wind turbines at five high schools and the Center for Hydrogen Research in Aiken. Those turbines are intended to educate the public about wind power.
See all stories on this topic »

 

Thursday, August 05, 2010

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts  
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 6:12 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

5 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Research and Markets: Utility Scale Wind Turbines Market Shares ...
Business Wire
The evolution of hydrogen campus fuel cell systems will introduce electricity ... Wind power systems have proved that they can readily be accommodated into ...

Alternative Fuels for America - Feature
Car and Driver
Creating hydrogen using solar, hydroelectric, or wind power are pollution-free solutions, but solar cells, wind turbines, and hydroelectric dams aren't free ...


Car and Driver

Renewable energy stars in Morris-area tour
Agri News
They are adding additional value to the turbine's power. A wind-to-hydrogen plant is under construction. The system will use the hydrogen to make anhydrous ...

BP Project Receiving Taxpayer Funds in California
Daily Caller
The firm receiving the funds is called Hydrogen Energy California LLC, ... invested around $5 billion in wind, solar and biofuels over the past five years. ...

Examiner letters, August 5
Huddersfield Examiner
There are two principle charges levied against the wind turbine – one ... hydro-electricity at times of peak demand to make hydrogen (a clean fuel for the ...

 

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts  
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 6:11 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

3 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Lotus builds hydrogen fuel cell taxi for London 2012
BBC News
With two different power sources - fuel cell system and battery - the taxi ... wind turbines, the car will be green, though in practice the hydrogen is more ...

BP collecting millions in government stimulus funds for California ...
California Watch
A spokeswoman for the power plant partnership distanced the project from BP. “Most people understand that Hydrogen Energy California LLC, and not BP, ...


California Watch

EVCA.OB, CRTP, & ACPW Are Trying to Power The World in Their Own ...
TMC Net
EVCARCO has alternative fuel vehicles, plug-in electric cars, hydrogen fuel injection cars, ... as well as electric toys, solar power, and wind power. ...

 

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 6:13 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

4 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

AREVA CI : AREVA 2010 Half-Year Report
4-traders
Ranked first in the global nuclear power industry, AREVA's unique ... renewable energies – wind, solar, bioenergies, hydrogen and storage – to be one of the ...

Stocks surge to start week
Milwaukee Small Business Times
ZBB's ZESS 50 storage systems are being integrated into a power module that uses multiple components, including conventional diesel generators and hydrogen ...

IMAP's Alternative Energy Global Report Sees Heightened M&A Activity
PR-USA.net
For example, China initiated new laws in 2010 that require its power grids to buy power from renewable plants and wind farms, or face very stiff fines. ...

KDHE fires up coal debate
Topeka Capital Journal
Joe Spease, founder of an Overland Park company that intends to support hydrogen, solar and wind energy projects, said economic damage done by pollution ...

 

Scientists: "Start Carbon Emissions Dropping By 2015, Or We All Burn."

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com

Scientists are reporting that we had better start dropping carbon emission levels by 2015, or we're toast:

http://www.greenbang.com/clocks-ticking-carbon-emissions-must-peak-by-2015_14888.html

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

http://gl-zephyr.blogspot.com/ - Great Lakes area Wind Power & Hydrogen, renewable energy news.

From: Google Alerts
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 6:11 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

3 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

State Senate campaign heats up over solar power
The Salinas Californian
Terra-Gen Power broke ground last week on a 1550-megawatt facility in the Mojave ... hydrogen, wind and biomass energy producers through a loan guarantee ...

Windmills Literally Blowing in the Wind
American Daily
Townhall - David Kreutzer - Wind Power Addiction? explains how (the US and the world's) ... transmutes matter, transforming hydrogen into helium to release ...

Nuclear the way to our energy future
Seacoastonline.com
Wind and solar have made a dent in the problem, but only a small dent. ... beneficial alternative energy is nuclear power, which emits zero carbon dioxide, ...

 

Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

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From: Google Alerts
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 6:11 AM
Subject: Google Alert - hydrogen, wind, power

 

News

2 new results for hydrogen, wind, power

 

Anglo Platinum signs with JV partners to make fuel cells in SA
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Fuel cells used a variety of feedstreams, such as hydrogen, ammonia or liquid ... or better, than renewable applications, such as wind and solar power. ...

The role of renewable energy in power generation and utilisation ...
BusinessDay
Therefore alternative power as source for power generation is the provision of ... wind for wind turbines, hydro from water resources, biogas from waste ...


BusinessDay