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Greenpeace’s New Ads Take Aim At Political Hypocrisy
We have already reported on the recent survey showing massive support for the Cape Wind project from people who live in Massachusetts (both on Cape cod and state wide). And now Greenpeace is airing television ads in Massachusetts (starting today) targeting Rep. William Delahunt and Sen. Edward Kennedy. The lawmakers continue to oppose the Cape Wind project, to be sited in Nantucket Sound off of Cape Cod, which is slated to be the first offshore wind energy installation in the United States. The ads will air this week and next, and again the week of September 10, to set the record straight after a misleading radio ad campaign by Cape Wind opponents.
Read the rest of Greenpeace’s New Ads Take Aim At Political Hypocrisy
Yellowstone National Park Reveals Yet Another Natural Wonder, A New Kind Of Life Form
In the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, a team of researchers partially funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) discovered a new bacterium that transforms light into chemical energy. The discovery of the chlorophyll-producing bacterium, Candidatus chloracidobacterium (Cab.) thermophilum, is described in the July 27, 2007, issue of Science in a paper led by Don Bryant of Penn State University and David M. Ward of Montana State University.
Yellowstone National Park is a tourist’s wonderland because of its wildlife, mountains, geysers and hot springs. But the park is also a scientific reservoir that harbors what may be the world’s largest diversity of thermophilic (heat-loving) microorganisms.
Discovered in microbial mats in three of Yellowstone’s hot springs, Cab. thermophilum belongs to a new genus and species. It also belongs to the Acidobacteria phylum, a poorly characterized phylum that was not previously known to include bacteria capable of photosynthesis.
Random Renewable Roundup
So its Tuesday, not the normal day for a roundup (but really I have been slacking pretty badly on the Thursday roundup, and well Tuesday starts with T too) and someone threw a water balloon at me from their SUV last night as I was walking home so I didn’t feel much like blogging Monday night. Seriously whoever thought that would be funny has never been hit by a 45 mph water balloon, it hurt bad. Lucky for me it didn’t hit me in the head, and instead bounced off my chest of steel. Anyway enough of my complaining, here is a random collection of cool renewable energy related news items for your enjoyment.
Native American tribes are trying very hard to develop renewable energy resources, so far they have had mixed results.
You know what goes really well with renewable energy, efficiency measures. This fine bearded man from Cincinnati is making a pretty penny peddling efficiency in the Natti.
Speaking of the Natti, Cincinnati State just introduced a renewable energy major.
Solar power is everywhere these days, there is even a solar powered web host.
It seems Massachusetts is experiencing a bit of a renewable energy boom, lets hope it keeps up.
From the depths of New England to south of the border, wind power is blowing up (get it blow-ing up ha ha!) in Chile.
And just because I know you wanted to see it, here is the “mark of the balloon beast” behold my paleness.
Energy Ocean 2007
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Energy Ocean 2007
August 21 – 23, 2007, Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu, Hawaii is the date and location for the 4th annual EnergyOcean Conference & Exhibition.
As the premiere International conference focusing on renewable ocean energy, EnergyOcean presents an opportunity for technologists, entrepreneurs and policymakers to discuss the hard-hitting issues surrounding this emerging market.
This year’s technical program has been greatly expanded due to the increase in activity and the progress of Ocean Energy developers worldwide. The entire technical program can be found here 
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The program begins with a Pre-Conference event at 4 p.m. on Monday, August 20. Six of the leading Ocean Energy organizations will give updates on the progress and activities that have occurred since the last EnergyOcean conference. These include the OEC, OREG, OREC, EU-OEA, IEA and the NHA.
The conference begins on Tuesday, with the entire day focused on activities In the U.S. Several guest speakers and a California focus session will be presented and the day will be highlighted by a special Regulatory update by the MMS, FERC and NOAA followed by a U.S. government panel session led by Joseph O. Neuhoff III, Office of Energy and Environmental Technologies, U.S. Department of Commerce and consisting of officials from the U.S. Departments of Energy, State and Commerce.
Tuesday’s luncheon will feature honored guest speaker Rep. Cynthia Thielen, Hawaii State House of Representatives.
The conference continues with two days of International presentations.
Wednesday, August 22, EnergyOcean presents two parallel tracks, one on “Technology”(OTEC, Wave, Tidal and Current) and the other on “Business and Policy” (Financing, Investing, Environmental & Permitting issues, and Legal considerations).
During Wednesday’s lunch, the Ocean Energy Pioneer Awards will be presented to individuals and companies leading the way in Ocean Energy.
On Thursday, EnergyOcean presents another full day of Technology presentations (Wind, Wave Tidal & Current), surrounding the Exhibitors’ Aloha Reception at noon.
Last but not least, on Friday, those attendees who have signed up for the NELHA tour will fly to the Big Island and be treated to a tour of the future site of a commercial OTEC plant and see NELHA’s 55-inch cold water pipe in action, rising from a depth of 3,000 feet in the Pacific Ocean.
Supported and sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service; U.S. Dept. of Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS); and the State of Hawaii, more information is available at www.energyocean.com., or contact Mj McDuffee: +1 772-221-7720; info@energyocean.com.
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| The EnergyOcean rate of $149./night is available August 16 -27. The room block is limited, so reserve early. Click to reserve your room |
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