The Facts About Wind Energy and Emissions
Friday, 03 September 2010 07:57
Neville Gillmore
The Facts About Wind Energy and Emissions
Published: September 1, 2010
Washington, DC, United States -- Recent data and analyses have made it clear that the emissions savings from adding wind energy to the grid are even larger than had been commonly thought. In addition to each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of wind energy directly offsetting a kWh that would have been produced by a fossil-fired power plant, new analyses show that wind plants further reduce emissions by forcing the most polluting and inflexible power plants offline and causing them to be replaced by more efficient and flexible types of generation.
At the same time, and in spite of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the fossil fuel industry has launched an increasingly desperate misinformation campaign to convince the American public that wind energy does not actually reduce carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, we feel compelled to set the record straight on the matter, once and for all.
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My deep green secret
Friday, 27 August 2010 08:10
Joe Ebono
Outside my campaign office in a red ute, Bob and Kerry wait for their Chinese dinner. Bore diggers. Bob’s business. Kerry, the young buck doing the tough stuff Bob can’t. Any more.
My secret mentor, Bob is.
We discuss refugees.
“Whatcher gunna do about the borders, son?”
Last Updated ( Friday, 27 August 2010 08:12 )
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When is Wind Energy Noise Pollution
Friday, 27 August 2010 07:48
Neville Gillmore
When is Wind Energy Noise Pollution?
Published: August 26, 2010
Maine -- As more wind projects are developed closer to communities in densely populated areas, a number of homeowners within close range are complaining about noise. This often raises the question: "When does wind become an unacceptable source of noise pollution?"
The question isn't easy to answer. While states and local communities set objective decibel standards for highways, airports and wind projects, “noise” is very subjective. Some people are not at all troubled by the low-frequency sound of an operating wind turbine. Others are extremely sensitive to the sound and report being in a constant state of agitation.
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Upper atmosphere shrinking say scientists
Friday, 27 August 2010 03:32
Neville Gillmore
Upper atmosphere shrinking say scientists
- From correspondents in Washington
- From: AFP
- August 27, 2010 11:53AM
THE upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere are unexpectedly shrinking and cooling due to lower ultraviolet radiation from the sun, US scientists say.
The sun's energy output dropped to unusually low levels from 2007 to 2009, a significantly long spell with virtually no sunspots or solar storms, according to scientists from the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
During that period, the thermosphere, whose altitude ranges from about 90-500km, shrank and contracted from the sharp drop in ultraviolet radiation, said the study published in the American Geophysical Union's journal Geophysical Research Letters.
The thermosphere cooled by 41 Celsius in 2008 compared to 1996, and shrank by 30 per cent, "more than at any time in the 43-year era of space exploration" the researchers said.
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Global shift to renewable energy: But will it be fast enough
Thursday, 26 August 2010 12:35
Neville Gillmore
A global shift to renewable energy: But will it be fast enough?
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