Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts

23 April 2008

rock port, missouri: small city making big headlines.

before today, i'd never heard of rock port, missouri.

they're a town of 1,300 and they just made history as the first united states city to be 100 percent powered by wind. rock port will only use about 113 of the 116 kilowatts the wind turbine will produce. they'll supply it for a cost to neighbouring cities.

rock port, thank you for making the dream a reality and setting the example to everyone else. you have found the answer and yeah, it was blowin' in the wind.


bob dylan
"blowin' in the wind"

how many roads must a man walk down
before you call him a man?
yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
before she sleeps in the sand?
yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
before they're forever banned?
the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
the answer is blowin' in the wind.

how many times must a man look up
before he can see the sky?
yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
before he can hear people cry?
yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
that too many people have died?
the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
the answer is blowin' in the wind.

how many years can a mountain exist
before it's washed to the sea?
yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
before they're allowed to be free?
yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
pretending he just doesn't see?
the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
the answer is blowin' in the wind.

31 January 2008

pg&e: sunnyside up

pacific gas and electric company (pg&e) is making major strides in assisting with the energy crisis of our nation and the world.

within the outstretched region of the mojave desert, pg&e has signed on with solel-msp-1 for 553 megawatts of solar power, equivalent to powering 400,000 homes. the solar power renewable energy source will serve to pg&e customers in central and northern california. this commitment between pg&e and solel will construct the largest solar power span in the world.

expected to be fully-operational in 2011, the mojave solar park plant will cover 6000 acres, nine square miles, and will rely on 1.2 million mirrors and 317 miles of vacuum power to capture the desert sun's heat source.