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Monday, Sep 06th

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More middle class warfare from the GOP

Abbreviated pundit round-up

Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Polling and Political Wrap, 8/16/10

Geithner and Bernanke pushed junk assets on taxpayers

The McChrystal effect

No enthusiasm for a Republican majority

Michael Steele scrambles

Midday open thread

Out of touch and out to lunch

Dell Says Supplier Provided Faulty OptiPlex Components

Google Will Buy Maker of Flight-Information Software

Alternative Power

Why Wind Electricity is a Great Choice

Darlene Mnatzaganian

Why Wind Electricity is a Great Choice by Darlene Mnatzaganian.

Saving our planet has become a priority to all of us, and wind electricity is just one way in which we can do so. Never before has there been such a push in our society as there is today to come up with alternative energy sources and determine best ways to conserve. The planet is suffering from all the wasteful habits that all of us have developed through the year and just a few simple changes can make a huge difference. Wind electricity offers a unique solution in that it takes in a force of nature that can be converted to power a home. Systems set up for wind electricity do require a bit more maintenance than their solar counterparts, but they are quite effective once set up.

Wind Mill Power Will Lead to Intense Savings

Malcom Reynolds

Wind Mill Power That Will Lead to Intense Savings by Malcom Reynolds.

Think about the fact that you can save around 75% off of your electric bill by investing only $150 in wind mill power. In that context, it's hard to say no, which is why you need to read this article. I'll explain the other variable that will affect your wind mill power project.

It would be stupid and pointless for me to argue the fact wind mill power is the most cost efficient way of producing personal green power. Also, the fact that most people can build a wind power system for under $200 that saves them a lot of money on electricity can't be argued. These are fact's I won't touch.

NY Town Enjoys Wind Power Boom Video

J. R. Ransom

This video (2min 28sec) is a report about Lackawanna NY's initiative to replace rusting steel mills with modern wind power generation using Lake Erie's constant winds. Wind power generation is growing at a rate of 25 per cent a year in the US, along with the demand for renewable energy. While not every community is happy to see giant wind turbines popping up on their skyline -- one city in New York State considers them a boon. Kristen Saloomey has the details from Lackawanna, once a booming industrial city. "For decades Bethlehem Steel defined the City of Lackawanna. In it's heyday the plant employed more than twenty thousand people including the current mayor. More recently it's seen a a rusting symbol of that bygone era. Eight Windmills now stand on the thirteen hundred acre industrial site..."

Jersey Atlantic Wind Farm Video

J. R. Ransom

This video is about Jersey Atlantic Wind Farm in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Why is that relevant to Taos? Maybe we here could rethink some things. This video is just an example of solutions that organizations can achieve when focused on the problem in a new way. Richard Dovey, president, Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) explains the benefits of incorporating wind generation into their water treatment plant. "Wind and solar and other renewables can be a significantly larger portion that they are now, two to three percent now maybe, where it is today in some states, and that's pretty aggressive. It can go up to twenty percent.