Wind Power 4 All

This video filmed by Larry Wunsch of Brownsville, Wisconsin who lives inside of Forward Energy wind farm there. He was out plowing his driveway when he saw a piece of ice the size of a bedsheet come from the turbine. He got his video camera and filmed the turbine. Theres no flying ice in this video, but the turbine blades clearly have ice and snow on the blades- except for the one where the big chunk fell off. Residents inside this industrial wind farm in Fond du Lac County were told ice throw from turbine blades isn’t a problem. They were told if ice forms on the blades, the turbine automatically shuts down. People who are spending their first winter in the wind farm tell another story.

VP100 Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Prototype Spinning at Clines Corners, New Mexico May 2007. Capable of generating 150 – 300 mwh of annual energy at good wind sites. vawtpower Management, Inc. See our web log at vawtpower.blogspot.com

Clean Skies News talks to joeben Bevirt, CEO of Joby Energy, a company that is working on developing airborne wind turbines, about this new technology. Joby Energy had an exhibit set up at the ARPA-E summit this week in Washington, DC

Tyler Suiters anchors the Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC On the Program: – Minority leader Rep. John Boehner and other House Republicans to discuss their move to keep the EPA from regulating ghgs. – President Obama to showcase his billion Homestar program that gives rebates for energy efficient home improvement systems. – 2010 energybiz Leadership Forum in DC wraps up today. PSE&G leader Ralph Izzo talks about what a Senate climate bill will mean for utilities. – Utilities ask states for the ability to charge customers higher rates during construction. – Mine accident kills 1, 31 still trapped. – South Korea company invests 0 million in 2 shale plays in Canada. – Argentina asks US to step in to resolve oil drilling issue with Britian in Falkland Islands. – Sweden to build 2000 new wind turbines. www.cleanskies.com

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Susan mcginnis anchors the Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC On the Program: – New independent panel will investigate ipcc’s mistakes in landmark 2007 climate change report. – India to tax coal to fund renewables. – Walmart urges suppliers to cut GHG emissions. – Interior Dept. will miss today’s deadline to submit a court-ordered review of its leasing plan for offshore drilling in Alaska. – Arizona drops a bill that would have defined nuclear energy as a renewable. – First bonds for the new Vogtle nuclear reactor go to market next week. – US Utilities spent .3 billion on energy efficiency programs in 2009- up 43%. – A major Japanese manufacturer may build offshore wind turbines in England. www.cleanskies.com

Ohio is one of the leaders in offering huge incentives and grants to homeowners purchasing wind turbines. These grants, coupled with others from the federal government, can make converting your energy less then is is to buy a vehicle and will provide decades of free energy for your household. A installing a personal-use wind turbine for your home costs about 000. But don’t let the price tag scare you.

It’s the biggest wind farm operating in Victoria and it’s putting the tiny town of Waubra on the map in ways the locals never predicted. It’s been dubbed the ‘Waubra Disease’, the health effects of living surrounded by wind turbines and it’s now becoming known around the world. As the State Government approves more wind farms, there are growing demands for serious investigation and for standards to be reviewed. Cheryl Hall reports. See more at ABC News Stateline Victoria and www.windaction.org

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar along with Governors and representatives from six mid Atlantic states met today in Washington to lay the groundwork to jointly plan wind development off the East coast. Salazar said today he would do his part to boost wind development by streamlining the permit process for offshore alternative energy.