July 6th, 2009 | Posted in Renewable Energy | No Comments
Although several years from being online, the Green Power Express is an electricity transmission project that will move renewable power from the wind-rich Midwest Plains to large load centers like Chicago.
From EcoGeek - “Electricity Superhighway Moving Forward”
It will cross portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois with 3000 miles of transmission lines to be able to provide 12,000 megawatts of power from new wind farms in the high wind areas of the upper midwest.
July 6th, 2009 | Posted in Opinion | No Comments
A new list from Greentopia.com ranks the nation’s Governors, where Colorado Governor Bill Ritter tops the list.
- 1. Bill Ritter of Colorado
- 2. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California
- 3. Ted Kulongowski of Oregon
- 4. Christine Gregoire of Washington state
- 5. John Baldacci of Maine
- 6. Martin O’Malley of Maryland
- 7. Bill Richardson of New Mexico
- 8. James Douglas of Vermont
- 9. Jon Corzine of New Jersey
- 10. Jodi Rell of Connecticut