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Transmission lines could be built to move wind power ROCK SPRINGS, WY – Five major transmission lines could be built in Wyoming to move more of the state’s wind power to the west. The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner reports that as many as three of the lines could be built in Sweetwater County. Read more on KTVQ Billings

Future of Idaho tax rebate for wind power in limbo BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The future of Idaho’s sales tax rebate for wind power developers remains in limbo, with a skeptical Republican lawmaker aiming to scuttle a deal that industry and utilities worked Read more on Idaho Press-Tribune

Kenya: Sh50 Billion Wind Power Project Gets Green Light The government has signed a deal with Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd for a Sh50 billion wind power project. Read more on AllAfrica.com

Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center, near Ellensburg, Opens for Season ELLENSBURG, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Renewable Energy Center at Puget Sound Energy’s Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility, near Ellensburg, opens April 1 for the 2011 tourist season. The center, which has welcomed more than 60,000 visitors since 2008, is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., from April through November (weather permitting). Public guided tours occur daily at 10 a.m. and … Read more on Business Wire

Renewable-energy bill passed by Legislature The sun, the wind and other sources of renewable power would supply one-third of California’s electricity by the end of 2020 under a bill that finally cleared the Legislature on Tuesday after years of false starts. The… Read more on San Francisco Chronicle

Legislature Sends Sweeping Renewable Energy Bill To Jerry Brown California would vastly increase its commitment to wind, solar, geothermal and other renewable energy under legislation that cleared the Legislature on Tuesday and was sent to Gov. Jerry Brown.The measure would require public and private utilities to obtain 33 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020, a sizable increase over the 20 percent required now. Read more on The Huffington Post

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The Maya Calendar depicted here was called “the Haab”, the Maya solar calendar of 365 days. It was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with a period of 5 days left over at the end of the year. This short 5 day month is called Uayeb, “the resting o

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Class 9: Resource Alternatives: Renewable Energy – The Technologies and the Programs – March 13, 2008. This class will introduce: the types of renewable energy including wind, biomass, landfill gas, photovoltaic, esoteric sources, and energy storage; the regulatory and legal strategies for encouraging the implementation of renewable energy options. Regulatory matters including PURPA, stranded benefits under deregulation, System Benefit Charges and Renewables Trust Funds, life cycle costs and emissions, Renewable Portfolio Standards, Renewable Energy Credits, net metering, and tax credits. Video Rating: 4 / 5

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“Renewable Energy Turbines Brochure” 04 [2010] Image by Nathan Wells This brochure was created for my Intermediate Graphic Design class as San Jose State University. Students had to focus on a specific part of renewable energy and explain it in a brochure. I chose to focus on the many types of turbines used with renewable energy. While the Energy Foundation is a real foundation, they did not sponsor this class assignment.

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