Thursday, September 27, 2012

Wind In Alaska: Energy Lessons From The Edge Of The Earth | ThinkProgress
After choosing the correct wind turbines, there was the challenge of getting the equipment to the village. At one point, the barge carrying the rotor blades was iced in about 40 miles from Tunt in the town of Bethel. This required members of the local utility to construct a large sled, which was attached to snowmobiles to pull the rotor blades across the frozen tundra. But when it came time to assemble the turbines, it was soon discovered that the shipment did not include bolts. It would take several weeks for the additional parts to arrive.
Another Antarctic Ice Record | Real Science
Sea ice area around Antarctica increased by more than 1,400 Manhattans overnight, and set another daily record. It was the third highest area ever recorded at either pole, and is only 300 Manhattans away from breaking the all-time record for any day of the year.
We don't need another runway, we need to change our flying behaviour | Guardian Sustainable Business | Guardian Professional
Previous studies have shown that the people who claim to be most concerned about climate change are often the ones who fly the most. And in the British Social Attitudes survey, respondents who said they were very concerned about climate change reported flying more in the past 12 months than those who said they were not at all concerned.

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