Getting Green Off The Grid

This is why wind power can’t be your only source of electricity. It must be supplemented with other sources.
Star-Telegram.com: | 02/28/2008 | Power grid narrowly averted rolling blackouts

Operators of the state power grid scrambled Tuesday night to keep the lights on after a sudden drop in West Texas wind threatened to cause rolling blackouts, […]

What a wonderful time to start selling solar and wind power to residents of that area.
AFP: Millions without power in Florida, nuclear reactors shut down

A massive power outage left millions of people without electricity across southern Florida on Tuesday, forcing the shutdown of reactors at a nuclear power plant, police and officials said.
Electricity was knocked […]

I want one!
Bicycle Design: Pedal-Powered Snowplow

In the video, he talks a bit about the construction of his recumbent snowplow bike, which has a handbuilt steel frame but is also made from old bike parts, a salvaged Craftsman riding lawnmower, and a couple of snow shovels.

When will the first commercial models be available?
Gravia: LED Lamp Lit by Gravity Lasts 200 Years, Never Plugs In : TreeHugger

“Gravia” is his LED-lit floor lamp that combines human power and gravity to create a lighting source that will work for 200 years or so, and never need to be plugged in. The lamp has […]

Combining gaming technology with green goals. I like it.
IBM Press room - 2008-02-15 IBM launches PowerUp, a new free 3D multiplayer virtual science game for the classroom - United States

IBM is launching a free multiplayer online game, PowerUp (www.powerupthegame.org), challenging teenagers to help save the planet “Helios” from ecological disaster. The game is part […]

I don’t know if there’s any political dig at Arizona for this name, but I wouldn’t doubt it.
Arizona to become ‘Persian Gulf’ of solar energy - CNN.com

A Spanish company is planning to take 3 square miles of desert southwest of Phoenix and turn them into one of the largest solar power plants in the world.
Abengoa […]

This is a lot like buying an alligator and then suddenly realizing that it’s over 8 feet long and eating your pets. Did they just not take the neighboring trees into consideration when they set up the solar panels? Or did they know about the law and were hoping to cash in […]

How can we appreciate and treasure nature if we’re visiting it less and less?
Scoutmaster: Nature Based Recreation in Decline?

In conclusion, all major lines of evidence point to an ongoing and fundamental shift away from nature-based recreation.

Another story of someone making it off the grid.
MY TURN: Yes, Solar Power Works DOES Work Here : Letters : Kitsap Sun

I have 16 panels, 12 batteries and an inverter that power my home. My personal “power company” has paid for itself several times over. I have also tried using wind power, but the area […]

Making your own wind turbine. I must comment that the author states:
Besides, when an opportunity arises to install some form of new renewable energy device, how can I say no?
Part of the problem with have with energy is that people rush to install any sort of gadget that requires electricity. Then we become […]