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Is Electric Wind Power the Answer?
Wind power generation has fierce opponents and devoted supporters. Are wind turbines noisy? How much power do electric windmills generate? Some wind energy answers.
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Wind Power
You may have seen wind turbines dotting the landscape in your area. Find out more about them in this week's article.
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Potential Growth of Wind Energy
Wind energy could supply up to 20% of world electricity generation. Despite problems, wind power has great potential as an alternative source of energy.
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Ski Areas Turn to Wind Power
In a nod towards environmental stewardship, ski resorts are buying renewable energy credits, mostly wind power, to operate their lifts and more.
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Generating Power from Wind Energy
Electricity generated from wind power makes up a growing portion of the worldwide power generation market.
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Greener Home Construction
Steps are being taken to provide consumers of new homes that use more sustainable and renewable energy sources.
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Harness Wind Power in 2007
10 Websites that provide information, resources and how-tos about wind power
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Nine Wind-Powered Web Hosts
A guide to Web hosting companies that use wind power or wind energy offsets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Pickens Plan's Wind Energy Component Hits Snags
The Pickens Plan to establish wind energy as an alternative to non-renewable energy resources such as oil and coal has hit a few snags, including high delivery costs.
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Renewable Energy Resources
Links to online resources that teach more about the various types of renewable energy
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Renewable Energy: Wind power
Given the right conditions, wind power can be a viable commercial energy source. Already several wind generator plants around the world are supplying local towns with electricity.
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What have we learned?
Y2k has come and gone will we, as a society, grow or continue in our wasteful ways.
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Wind Power Used for 2000 Years
Humans have been using wind power for thousands of years to mill grain, pump water, and create electricity.
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Wind-powered Sculpture Monsters
Theo Jansen's monstrous wind-powered machines shamble along the Dutch coast.
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Y2K and What You Can DO!
Y2K and what you can do
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Alternative Energy
As carbon-based energy supplies are dwindling, other sources of energy are being explored
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Five Easy Ways to Live Green
Are you daunted by the idea of trying to live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle? Try these quick, easy ways to live green.
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Increased Use of Renewable Energies
Renewable energies, such as wind, solar and hydro, help curb carbon dioxide emissions. Increased use of these alternative energies bodes well for the environment.
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Kingsnorth Climate Camp Protest Kent, UK
A peaceful march took place alongside direct action to protest against high CO2 emissions of planned new coal electricity generation.
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Power...at what price?
The energy crisis of the future is now raging in California. What can we do to prevent a full scale catastrophe across the US and the world?
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Revisiting Renewable Energy
With all the focus on terrorism, we may be forgetting some important details about our energy policy. What can we do to stop our continuing dependence on oil?
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Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source
Hydrogen, a carrier of energy, is not an energy source. With greater availability of hydrogen cars, hydrogen production by renewable energy can combat global warming.
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Weather Lesson Plan
Three simple lesson plans to introduce the concept of wind to the class and its many roles.
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Alternate Power Production Methods
This article discusses the alternate power sources which are assisting the main power generation methods in a very important way.
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Alternative Energy Sources
Simple definitions of the main sources of renewable energy including solar heat, the difference between fossil fuel and biomass; and a description of tidal power.
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Carbon Offset Program for Travel
A luxury hotel company has joined a carbon offset program to reduce greenhouse gases. Sustainable Travel also has many other programs to make it easier to travel green.
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Creative Recycling
Going green can be a creative undertaking with family and friends. Inspire each other to create new ways to simplify and green-up a life worth protecting.
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Greenpeace - Globe Saving Plan
Environmental activists are boosting a plan they say is a blueprint to staving off future climate change and therefore averting catastrophe.
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Introduction to Renewable Energy Issues
In Kyoto last year, countries around the world agreed to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Finding alternative energy sources to power the world requires breakthroughs in technology and the way we think.
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Ski Oregon: 2006-07 Ski Season
Ski Oregon this winter's 2006-2007 ski season. Read what's new for the Mt. Bachelor Ski Area, Mt. Ashland, and the Mt. Hood area ski resorts.
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A Leader in Sustainable Tourism
As a leader of luxury class hotels and resorts within the travel and tourism industry, Fairmont was the first to launch a chain-wide environmental program.
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A look at food security issues relevant to Africa: Part II
This article aims to draw attention to the abundance of resources, notably in Africa, that are not exploited to any significant level
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Headaches For Scotland's Windfarms
One of the most renewable energy rich countries in Europe, Scotland must overcome environmental, social and political obstacles before it can claim to be truly green.
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Creating a Green Office
Go green at the office to create a healthy work environment, save money, improve employee retention and have customers feeling good about who they do business with.
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Going Green Takes on National Conventions
The upcoming U.S. national conventions are incorporating green practices, using green products and trying to conserve resources.
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Guidebook Review: Ecoescape United Kingdom
Slow travel meets slow food in this guide full of environmentally friendly tips to help you reduce your carbon footprint and find the best local food and drink in the UK.
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How to Green Your Online Activity
Online technology consumes more energy than you might think: here are some ways to improve efficiency.
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N is for "No-Octane Regatta"
With the price of gas these days, why not enjoy the sun and fun of the "No-Octane Regatta" on Blue Mountain Lake at the Adirondack Museum?
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NYLO Hotel in Texas
This month's Destination for Artists is the fabulous NYLO Hotel in Plano, Texas.
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Oilman Fights Causes of Global Warming
Will T. Boone Pickens clean energy projects help solve causes of global warming? How does the Al Gore clean energy solutions for the environment differ?
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Running Out Of Food?
You go to the grocery store only to find a mounting panic.
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Star Wars Galaxies Structures Guide
Building structures in Star Wars Galaxies is simple, but getting to the height of the profession as a structures trader is not an easy task.
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The Global Electricity Challenge
Worldwide demand for electricity is rising fast. How will this additional electricity be produced?
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The Steam Engine
Although various steam motion devices had been known since the time of Hero of Alexandria. This new invention would replace horses with horsepower.
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Top Alternative Energy Investments
Oil stocks have reaped the reward of record oil prices, but demand for other solutions has grown. Alternative energy companies are now a big investment opportunity.
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UK Music Festivals with a Difference
With eco-friendly Wafeform Project, literary and comedy fest Latitude and student-run Beach Break there's plenty of choice to keep alternative festival-goers happy!
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Water Sports on Italy's Lake Garda
Lake Garda, near Verona in Northern Italy's Lakes region, is known for scenery, family vacations and water sports; it is one of Europe's prime windsurfing destinations.
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What's the Green News?
A rundown of some of the latest green living news from the business world.
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Climate Change Misconceptions
As climate change has become a hot topic recently, misconceptions about global warming causes like human activity have become truths. Learn the facts on global warming.
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