Posts tagged "conservation"

Filmmaker Laura Israel on “Windfall”

Watch more Earth Focus at linktv.org “Windfall” looks at the downside of wind energy. The wind turbine has become a symbol of hope — a promise of a future free from fossil fuels and foreign oil. So who can object? That’s what the residents of Meredith New York thought when turbine salesmen came knocking on their doors. Energy companies are becoming bullish on wind but residents of communities considering wind should be careful says “Windfall” Director Laura Israel. She explains the links between wind turbines and health, the impact of wind turbines on avian populations including bats and why some residents of communities with new wind turbines are moving away.

Why Solar Energy? (HD)

Free Energy From the Sun: THE clean, never ending resource! Onbeautiful Seabrook Island, nestled on the coast just south of Charleston, South Carolina, lies Camp St. Christopher It offers over 300 acres of beach, marsh and maritime forest and multiple facilities including meeting and conference centers, lodging, and worship centers. We’re excited about keeping you up-to-date on our progress and informing you about how this project was made possible. The process began last August when the State Energy Office put out information that there were going to be .9 million available in grants for alternative energy projects for non-profits. As soon as we found out, we immediately started getting in touch with local Charleston non-profit organizations to inform them about the opportunity. When St. Christopher responded about being interested, we setup a meeting for late September 2009 and went out to view the grounds and start planning. The RFP from the State was issued in early September. The government was looking at multiple factors before approving a non-profit like St. Christopher for the grant. These included visibility of project, potential job creation, overall benefit in terms of investment and payback of the project (they needed a minimum return of .50 dollars to spent). The grant writing process was long and hard, but St. Christopher didn’t have to worry about that. SES took care of making sure the grant was completed correctly and on time. Anything we were able …

SOLAR — POWER OF THREE

Green energy is the new status symbol. Solar energy is free, clean, and limitless and it is all yours when you install a solar energy system. Solar Homeowners are proud to own homes and business that produce no pollution and conserve natural resources.

LDS Church unveils green’ meetinghouse

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints showed off the new environmentally-friendly Farmington Stake Center. Some of the new features include solar energy panels, tank-less water heaters and sophisticated thermostats that diagnose problems and send trouble alerts by e-mail.

Solar Panels Power Poultry Houses – America’s Heartland

Raising 75000 hens takes a lot of power, but the sun providing it here from top to bottom, and owner Chick Allen may be on to something that could help Heartland poultry producers everywhere. Visit tinyurl.com to watch the entire episode 304. The Monsanto Company – www.monsanto.com and the American Farm Bureau Federation – http make presentation of America’s Heartland possible.