If you have young kids or knowing (or maybe act like one) check out:
http://www.friendlyearthfriends.com/
A lot of fun good teaching tool.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Solor Power in Africa
CAIRO — Tunisia has acquired 500 solar systems to generate electricity for rural areas.
Tunisia has one of the smallest energy reserves in North Africa.
Green Racine to Renewable Energy Summit!
I will be attending the 2008 Renewable Energy Summit. in Millwaukee next week! I am realy looking forward to the trip.
We are looking to make connections and find great resources to share.
This is just HUGE! Our sponsor wishes to be unnamed but I have thanked him off the record.
Sigh If I only had a host this would be a great opening show for Green Racine CATV show.
http://renewableenergysummit.org/EventOverview/tabid/54/Default.aspx
We are looking to make connections and find great resources to share.
This is just HUGE! Our sponsor wishes to be unnamed but I have thanked him off the record.
Sigh If I only had a host this would be a great opening show for Green Racine CATV show.
http://renewableenergysummit.org/EventOverview/tabid/54/Default.aspx
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Plastic into fuel
AMES -- Iowa State University researchers and biodiesel producers are participating in a federal project to turn plastic trash from military bases into fuel.
The project, funded this year with $1.65 million in federal money, could save $12 million annually in military waste disposal costs, said Rep. Tom Latham, the Iowa Republican who helped secure the funds.
"We have the greatest opportunity I've seen in my lifetime, today in Iowa, to be part of a solution, and that is to reduce our need for importing oil from overseas," Latham said. "There are huge concerns we all have about plastics going into our waste sites."
The research can change the way plastic is disposed, said Balaji Narasimhan, an Iowa State University associate dean of research and economic development.
General Atomics, based in San Diego, is the project's lead contractor. Renewable Energy Group Inc., a biodiesel producer and marketer in Ames, and ISU researchers will contribute to the project.
Mitch Zafer of General Atomics said temporary military bases -- where the technology will most likely first appear -- produce 3,200 pounds of garbage every five days. About 330 pounds of that is plastic.The technology would use the plastic trash to help make diesel fuel to be used at camp, Zafer said.
The project, funded this year with $1.65 million in federal money, could save $12 million annually in military waste disposal costs, said Rep. Tom Latham, the Iowa Republican who helped secure the funds.
"We have the greatest opportunity I've seen in my lifetime, today in Iowa, to be part of a solution, and that is to reduce our need for importing oil from overseas," Latham said. "There are huge concerns we all have about plastics going into our waste sites."
The research can change the way plastic is disposed, said Balaji Narasimhan, an Iowa State University associate dean of research and economic development.
General Atomics, based in San Diego, is the project's lead contractor. Renewable Energy Group Inc., a biodiesel producer and marketer in Ames, and ISU researchers will contribute to the project.
Mitch Zafer of General Atomics said temporary military bases -- where the technology will most likely first appear -- produce 3,200 pounds of garbage every five days. About 330 pounds of that is plastic.The technology would use the plastic trash to help make diesel fuel to be used at camp, Zafer said.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Old School Miller in Wisconsin
Interesting story about a Wisconsin old style Miller. Please check it out.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=716208
Goes to show that Organic Farming and Manufacturing can and does make money for those who invest in that type of business.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Green Racine Blog Talk Raido show!
Green Racine BTR show #2 will be on at 11:00 AM today at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Green-Racine/2008/02/09/Green-Racine-2 please check out the show and give me your feedback.
Today I will talk about Bio-Diesel Wind Power in The State of Wisconsin and the NIMBY attack on Wind Power.
I am still looking for a host for the CATV show.
Thanks
Green Racine
PS
Expect lots of great news on this page during the weekend.
Today I will talk about Bio-Diesel Wind Power in The State of Wisconsin and the NIMBY attack on Wind Power.
I am still looking for a host for the CATV show.
Thanks
Green Racine
PS
Expect lots of great news on this page during the weekend.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Outrage! Call your congressman!
New Study: Delay in Extending Renewable Energy Incentives
Risks Loss of Over 116,000 American Jobs
A new economic study by Navigant Consulting finds that over 116,000 U.S. jobs and nearly $19 billion in U.S. investment could be lost in just one year if renewable energy tax credits are not renewed by Congress, according to preliminary results released today by the American Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association.
The study finds that over 76,000 jobs are put at risk in the wind industry, and approximately 40,000 jobs in the solar industry. The states that could lose the most jobs include: Texas, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, Iowa, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and California. The lion’s share of these states would lose more than 1,000 jobs.
“This study confirms the huge economic stimulative impact of extending the tax credits for renewable energy,” commented Gregory Wetstone, Senior Director for Public and Government Affairs of the American Wind Energy Association. “At risk are many thousands of construction jobs, operations and maintenance jobs, and a major shot in the arm for the ailing U.S. manufacturing sector. Shuttered facilities that once provided steel, railcars, trucks, submarines, and household appliances are now being converted to manufacture renewable energy components. Today, however, investors are holding back because of Congress’s delay in extending renewable energy tax credits, undermining one of the brightest and fasting growing areas of the American economy.”
“Solar energy is an economic engine that creates high-quality jobs and attracts commercial investment,” said Rhone Resch, President of the Solar Energy Industries Association. “If the investment tax credit is not renewed in early 2008, it will disrupt this high-growth sector, impact tens of thousands of U.S. jobs, and undermine advances in clean energy production.”
The Navigant study is released just as the U.S. Department of Labor reports an economy-wide job loss for the first time since 2003. Some 17,000 pink slips were issued in January, with construction and factory workers especially hard hit, according to DOL.
The strong growth in the renewable energy industries combated some of this loss by creating thousands of jobs, particularly where they are needed most, in construction and manufacturing: in 2007, wind turbine installations employed thousands of workers in construction, and at least 14 new manufacturing facilities have been opened or announced across the nation to make wind turbines and wind turbine components.
For more information please contact:
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA): Christine Real de Azua 202-383-2508
Navigant Consulting: Laverne Gosling 202-481-7336
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): Monique Hanis 202-682-0556, ext 4.
Note:
Doing the right thing by investing in Green Engery brings good jobs. Please call your congressman today and tell them to extend the tax credits!
Risks Loss of Over 116,000 American Jobs
A new economic study by Navigant Consulting finds that over 116,000 U.S. jobs and nearly $19 billion in U.S. investment could be lost in just one year if renewable energy tax credits are not renewed by Congress, according to preliminary results released today by the American Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association.
The study finds that over 76,000 jobs are put at risk in the wind industry, and approximately 40,000 jobs in the solar industry. The states that could lose the most jobs include: Texas, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, Iowa, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and California. The lion’s share of these states would lose more than 1,000 jobs.
“This study confirms the huge economic stimulative impact of extending the tax credits for renewable energy,” commented Gregory Wetstone, Senior Director for Public and Government Affairs of the American Wind Energy Association. “At risk are many thousands of construction jobs, operations and maintenance jobs, and a major shot in the arm for the ailing U.S. manufacturing sector. Shuttered facilities that once provided steel, railcars, trucks, submarines, and household appliances are now being converted to manufacture renewable energy components. Today, however, investors are holding back because of Congress’s delay in extending renewable energy tax credits, undermining one of the brightest and fasting growing areas of the American economy.”
“Solar energy is an economic engine that creates high-quality jobs and attracts commercial investment,” said Rhone Resch, President of the Solar Energy Industries Association. “If the investment tax credit is not renewed in early 2008, it will disrupt this high-growth sector, impact tens of thousands of U.S. jobs, and undermine advances in clean energy production.”
The Navigant study is released just as the U.S. Department of Labor reports an economy-wide job loss for the first time since 2003. Some 17,000 pink slips were issued in January, with construction and factory workers especially hard hit, according to DOL.
The strong growth in the renewable energy industries combated some of this loss by creating thousands of jobs, particularly where they are needed most, in construction and manufacturing: in 2007, wind turbine installations employed thousands of workers in construction, and at least 14 new manufacturing facilities have been opened or announced across the nation to make wind turbines and wind turbine components.
For more information please contact:
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA): Christine Real de Azua 202-383-2508
Navigant Consulting: Laverne Gosling 202-481-7336
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): Monique Hanis 202-682-0556, ext 4.
Note:
Doing the right thing by investing in Green Engery brings good jobs. Please call your congressman today and tell them to extend the tax credits!
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