May 19th, 2010
Trend Setting Initiatives – King County, Seattle IfEnergy
Realizing that global warming may not just be a scientific proposition but an occurring fact, King County in Washington State has started taking steps to both curb emissions and reuse resources through a combination of innovative programs: Currently implemented programs include: – fueling 374 buses with 5% biodiesel – operating a 235 vehicle fleet of hybrid buses – operating a fuel cell using captured gases from a wastewater treatment plant – creating a Resource Conservation [...] Read More
BP, Dominion Power Look to Bring Windmills to Bluefield IfEnergy
I attended a public hearing last night. Tazewell county, Virginia is considering an ordinance to regulate the construction of "tall structures" on ridge lines in the Central Appalachian county. BP Wind Energy and a power company called Dominion want to put 400-feet tall wind turbines on a mountain in the Clinch Mountain range here, according to our local paper. They've already bought over 2500 acres. I spoke at the hearing. [...] Read More
Virginia Wind Farm Looks Dead IfEnergy
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a Ridgeline Protection Ordinance tonight that will probably prevent Dominion Power and BP from building a wind farm on East River Mountain, overlooking the city of Bluefield on the Virginia-West Virginia state line. The wind farm issue has been around in the Virginia county for over a year now. The predictable forces have marshalled up against each other. [...] Read More
Another humiliation for Derby County – let’s hope the damaging effect is not long term The Soccer Weblog
Not many teams concede six goals in a game in the English Premier League. In fact, nobody managed to get more than four against my beloved Watford last season, and only Chelsea and Manchester United managed that. Last night's 6-2 defeat at home to Arsenal was the fourth time Derby had shipped six goals in a game this season after Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool had all managed the feat before. [...] Read More
ATVers in Collier County Duped by Bureaucrats Under My Helmet
ATV enthusiasts have been duped again. This time in Collier County, where the Picayune state forest was recently shut down to ATVs. Left without a place to ride, officials promised to open a permanent park near Lake Trafford. In 2009. In the mean time, a temporary park was supposed to open last July but the project got shelved because of lack of an environmental study. "It stinks. It royally stinks. … [...] Read More