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New Wind Generator Arrives!!
Look what the UPS man brought today! Our new Air Breeze wind generator just arrived and I had to immediately take it out of the box and have a look. We’ll be using it at all our events from now … Continue reading
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Note to Dubie: Lawn Signs Don’t Win Elections
I was at the Renewable Energy Vermont Conference last week. The great event culminated with a debate between the gubenatorial candidates, Peter Shumlin (D) and Brian Dubie (R). In the debate Shumlin showed himself to be much more passionate about … Continue reading
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Vermont lagging in wind projects… why?
I went to a lecture on wind energy. One of the speakers was Kristan Goland from Iberdrola Renewables, who does large scale wind projects. She commented that compared to other states Vermont has the most complicated process to get approval … Continue reading
Why are there no biodiesel pumps in Burlington??
I went to the lecture on biofuels. At the end there was time for questioning. I asked, why are there no biodiesel pumps in Burlington? If you go on to the Biodiesel.org website and look at the map to see … Continue reading
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At the Renewable Energy Conference
I’m at the Renewable Energy Vermont conference and finding lots of interesting things to share. Here’s a new type of wind generator made by Honeywell that starts producing power at just 2 mph, and can even be mounted on the … Continue reading
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Shumlin: Renewables will save Vermont’s economy
At EcoFest in Burlington, Vermont Governor candidate Peter Shumlin spoke on the solar stage (powered by the Solar Bus of course). The first few seconds of the speech are cut, but he begins by telling a story where he was … Continue reading
VT Utility Gets Approval for Solar Project
Vermont’s second-largest power company has won state approval to build a new solar power project in Berlin. Green Mountain Power says the project will generate 200 kilowatt-hours of electricity from 952 solar panels installed on about an acre of land … Continue reading
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Huge Solar Array Proposed for S. Burlington
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Developers will unveil plans for what could become Vermont’s largest solar array at 7:30 tonight at a public hearing at South Burlington City Hall. The new solar “orchard” would harness power from 498 solar trackers — 14 … Continue reading
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Video from our trip to the White House
It took a while to edit down the video from the Solar Bus trip to the White House last October. On 10/24/09, rallies were held all over the world to call for climate change legislation. Organized by Bill McKibben and 350.org, it … Continue reading
Let’s not kid ourselves: Uranium Mining (Nuclear Energy) Kills People.
With the debate on nuclear energy coming to a peak, we hear much talk about the safety (or lack of safety)of a nuclear power plant, and and how we might deal with nuclear waste, but often neglected in the debate … Continue reading