Sentences with phrase «greener than wind»

They are much greener than wind monsters because they don't increase the human footprint, which was never solely about carbon until recent attitudes took hold.

Not exact matches

She is wound up tighter than a green plum in June, and she misses the point until it is already done so I would love to sign her up for something like this, and I would attend as well!!!

They also give competitive advantage to certain businesses against others - so, certain «green» businesses get preferential tax treatment compared to, say, traditional energy companies, thus making it more profitable to engage in, say, wind energy than in building other means of generating electricity.

The Working Families Party wound up with fewer votes than a real working - families party, the Green Party.

The Green Party candidate cited an Associated Press report published in September that found, in Syracuse, teenagers are being killed or wounded by gunfire at rates higher than most other cities in the United States.

Biello: And they do have some more aggressive policies than even the U.S. at present as far as renewable energy goes, whether those who actually realized they have had a lot of problems with kind of wind farms that didn't perform up to expectations, but they do have fairly aggressive targets for how much energy it needs to come from renewable resources like the wind and the sun, they have become the manufacturer, as in all things, for Photovoltaics and the wind turbine blades that are basically powering the green revolution in the West.

There's a lot more to green technology than wind farms.

Today, the eight turbines at the Steel Wind project crank out enough clean, green electricity to power more than 6,000 homes in western New York, and the 400 - foot - tall windmills have become a visual landmark.

In fact, such small - scale wind turbines are typically more about green design than actual energy generation, although the American Wind Energy Association predicts robust growth of as much as 20 percent in the area as a result of local and state tax incentiwind turbines are typically more about green design than actual energy generation, although the American Wind Energy Association predicts robust growth of as much as 20 percent in the area as a result of local and state tax incentiWind Energy Association predicts robust growth of as much as 20 percent in the area as a result of local and state tax incentives.

After all, the new lithium - based pack provides the essential spark that makes the new design go in more ways than one — from its green performance and driving range, right down to its wind - cheating looks.

Because there is more than a slight risk of over-hyping the Nicolas Winding Refn film Drive, I've resisted posting the regular green - band trailer for the film, which dropped a week or so back, because it is almost exactly the same as the red - band version that hit during Comic Con.

Advanced group surfed Green bowl which was over head high on sets everybody had challenging sessions, swell size bigger than yesterday, offshore winds.

We took the camera to the most beatiful beach at Green bowl, Which the waves was clean condition with a waves size chest to head high, everyone had fun sessions, Swell size smaller than yesterday, Sunny light offshore winds.

The journey to Whangamomona and back along the narrow winding Forgotten World Highway is more about the drive than about the destination, crossing green pastures and forests, small villages and farms.

With 100 % wind energy from Green Mountain, we have now reduced our GHGs more than 1/2, maybe more than 3/4 from our 1990 emissions (also counting water & products, which entail GHGs in their production).

Once green technology (solar and wind energy, and more efficient and low carbon intensive ways of production) becomes more profitable than the alternative (carbon intensive sources of energy, and industries that use them)....

Iran's wind build - out will be a result of an «improving financing environment» with market growth post-2020, while in Jordan the nation's Green Corridor Project will spur growth of «more wind power capacity in 2018 than any other country in the Middle East», according to MAKE, with Green Corridor Project II underpinning the long - term outlook with the construction of necessary grid infrastructure for the expansion.

In the US, more than 600 utilities already offer customers the option to choose green power from renewables like wind and solar.

With many renewable sources of power, like wind, now cheaper than fossil fuels, it has become clear that preventing global climate change is green in all definitions of the word.

None of this matters to the Green zealots who see the wind farms as monuments to Gaia, rather than monuments to incredible stupidity.

Business Green Wind power could meet a fifth of global power demand by 2030, creating 2.4 million new jobs and slashing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 3.3 billion tonnes.

bearing in mind that only a small percentage of earths population have access to electricity, if we enabled all under developed countries in the world with fossil fuel electricity and heating systems, we would likely have to cover every sq inch of farmland in trees to combat climate change.rather than outright fighting the building of wind turbines (that in future times can be repaired at a fraction of the impact and pollution of replacing them) we should be putting pressure on the manufacturers of these systems and technologies to invest more in finding green solutions to using the polluting chemicals in the construction of turbines.

Wind power is now available for less than 4.5 cents per kWh, and up to 90 «green pricing» programs nationwide allow consumers to choose wind and other renewabWind power is now available for less than 4.5 cents per kWh, and up to 90 «green pricing» programs nationwide allow consumers to choose wind and other renewabwind and other renewables.

Jane Wilson: It's a very different world for wind power now, than in 2009 when the Green Energy Act was passed.

I wonder if Pickles will block fracking rigs like he has solar farms and wind turbines, or if he'll treat them like the housing estates being built on green field sites (eg at the back of Anne Hathaways cottage in Stratford - upon - Avon — you don't get much more «heritage» than that!).

Carbon traders; dodgy academics; vulture capitalists pecking on the bloated carcass of renewable energy; environmental NGOs; environmental consultancies who specialise in giving «expert» testimony at planning appeals, arguing on the most spurious grounds that no the bats and birds in this area aren't going to be affected by this new wind turbine they're going to be happier than ever no really; sustainability officers at every level of local government; advisers attached to every business who advise them how to reduce their CO2 count; PR companies that specialise in green awareness; dog - on - a-rope wind turbine scamsters; environmental lawyers.

Given Crabb's long - winded, nausea inducing rant (on what is supposed to be a serious scientific radio programme); and the continual stream of wind industry goons, parasites and spruikers trotted out on the ABC's green - left love - in, The Drum, it seems more than just a little rich for Media Watch to challenge The Australian about «the prominent coverage it gave to» Steven Cooper's groundbreaking study.

For the avoidance of doubt, Gross Revenues shall (A) exclude monies received from any source other than the sale of electric energy and capacity, including, without limitation, any of the following: (i) any federal, state, county or local tax benefits, grants or credits or allowances related to, derived from, or granted to the Wind Energy Project or Grantee, including, but not limited to, investment or production tax credits, or property or sales tax exemptions, (ii) proceeds from financing activities, sales, assignments, partial assignments, contracts (other than the power purchase agreement) or other dispositions of or related to the Wind Energy Project (such as damages for breach of contract or liquidated damages for delays in project completion or failures in equipment performance), (iii) amounts received as reimbursements or compensation for wheeling costs or other electricity transmission or delivery costs, and (iv) any proceeds received by Grantee as a result of damage or casualty to the Wind Energy Project, or any portion thereof and (B) include any revenues derived from Grantee's sale of carbon dioxide trading credits, renewable energy credits or certificates, emissions reduction credits, emissions allowances, green tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exchgreen tags, tradable renewable credits, or Green - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exchGreen - e ® products, any of which are allocated to Grantee, if applicable, through its participation in any voluntary registry, association or market - based exchange.

Here's the reality: Wind turbines and solar panels are nothing more than token gestures to the folly of green madness.

Certainly that's a view put to me in recent comments, arguing that I shouldn't be promoting wind powered cars — mainly because bikes are greener than any kind of car.

Not all solutions, though — Portfolio 21 nor Green Century also screen out companies that produce nuclear power, which provides more low - carbon electricity, globally and in the US, than solar and wind combined.

I say piffle, not merely because the earth rotates and its atmosphere has clouds, but largely because there are no real economies of scale due to the energy density of the sun (and ditto for wind) no better articulated than here - http://www.brookesnews.com/072210journalism.html You have been conned by the green pipedream of technological advances in solar and wind harnessing, when it is the upper physical density limit of solar insolation that is the overarching problem.

But the upside is three-fold: (i) your tax reduction or dividend check will offset much, perhaps more than 100 %, of those price increases; (ii) you'll be able to minimize your tax bite by cutting down on fuel usage (e.g., shortening those country drives, buying locally - grown produce, purchasing «green power» from wind and solar cells); and (iii) Americans» combined behavior changes in response to the carbon tax will go a long way toward protecting the climate and averting the cataclysmic consequences of unchecked global warming.

Finally we moved to Texas where I got on Green Mountain Energy's 100 % wind - generated electricity (&, of course, we bought our home close to work), so even though I spend maybe $ 5 or $ 10 more a month for electricity in our all - electric home, the $ hundreds in savings from my other measures, and our great reduction in KWHs over the years makes this more than feasible.

Groovy Green: How To Build Your Own Wind Turbine For Less Than $ 150 by Michael d'Estries «These are seriously some of the most helpful and detailed instructions for building a small wind turbine that I've foWind Turbine For Less Than $ 150 by Michael d'Estries «These are seriously some of the most helpful and detailed instructions for building a small wind turbine that I've fowind turbine that I've found.

The wind industry is nothing more than a modern day gold rush, and the pay dirt is 200 % 5 year depreciation, 2 cents / kw direct tax credits, property tax abatement, green credits, etc..

Wind, solar, geothermal and other green technologies account for less than 1 % of the electric power generated in the USA today (50 % coal - 20 % Natural Gas - 20 % Nuke - 7 % Hydro - 2 % Petro - 1 % Other) and that is electric power only.

Wind power was generating more than half SA's power (green) and rooftop solar was generating about a fifth (yellow).

But the deals do more than cast a green glow on the California tech giants — they also show that solar and wind power are increasingly good financial bets for energy - intensive corporations.

AGL, who chairs the Clean Energy Council (CEC), is superficially greener than the other gentailers, in that it is investing in a large amount of wind generation.

«Oklahoma has done a tremendous job of positioning the state as a competitive and attractive market for the wind industry to invest, and the benefits have been significant,» said Stephen Pike, Vice President of Operations and Maintenance for Enel Green Power North America, which last year in Oklahoma brought online more than 420 MW of capacity for a total of nearly one GW in the state.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has given Trillium Power Wind Corp. the green light to sue the Ontario government for more than $ 2 billion over its cancellation of offshore wind projeWind Corp. the green light to sue the Ontario government for more than $ 2 billion over its cancellation of offshore wind projewind projects.

The rising cost of energy, the sharply falling cost of air - driven turbines — 90 % less expensive than in 1985 — and a new corporate commitment to «go green» are all feeding the wind machine.