Archive for January 26, 2012

Tide Coming In to NY: Tidal Energy Project Approved

Making news this week is the long talked about tidal energy project along New York City’s East River.
Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy project . Photo courtesy Verdant Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) project has permitting approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) to commence.

This is the first-ever US commercial license for Tidal Power.
Under the license, Verdant Power plans to develop » Read more..

Global Wind Day photo contest

Global Wind Day Logo

Ok locals.

We have the subject in our backyards here in Point Lookout.

I’ve seen some great shots out there already.

We have a phenomenal backdrop, as well.

Here’s how to enter the Global Wind Day photo contest.

Let me know how you do!

Talking More Wind Power at Point Lookout

bay view: Point Lookout wind turbine
Referring to an excellent pictorial from Shaun at Sea By the City, there’s quite a few questions flying around. I see an opportunity to help people who favor renewable energy get more involved through gaining knowledge: one of All Our Energy’s main goals.

A great comment:

MHC on Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Why only ONE turbine?

There’s plenty of room for unobtrusively placing a couple more. Any talk of one or two more?

REPLY

I don’t know. Let’s talk about it!

From a personal

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Tax Breaks Not Spurring Growth

We’ve been thumping the drumbeat for a better system to help deploy renewable energy equitably, fairly and at lowest true cost to the public.

We found this great article Federal Tax Credits Handcuff Clean Energy Development from John Farrell at Energy Self Reliant States that explains it all better than we ever could.

It also discusses the iniquity of » Read more..

Looking and Moving All Our Energy Forward 2012

As 2011 comes to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on the year it’s been; review the plans and goals made, missed or kept and what still needs to be done; where we’ve been and where we’re going.

As usual, I don’t have the time to do this justice now, even though my best intentions are to really give the proper thought, consideration and passion to it: these are the reasons people will believe in us, follow us and contribute to us.   i will be adding » Read more..