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Vestas lands order for the largest wind power project in Australia
Read the full article here:
http://www.vestas.com/en/media/news/news-display.aspx?action=3&NewsID=2237
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Source: WFG
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13 August 2010
Wind Power in the Danish Power System
Have a look what Thomas Ackermann from Energynautiocs, Germany, was presenting in August 2010 in Wellington:
http://windenergy.org.nz/documents/integration10/tackermann.pdf
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13 August 2010

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Oil spill blowout delay
GULF OF MEXICO: Icelike crystals have formed on the 300-tonne blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. The icing-up is forcing BP crews to wait before they can safely hoist the device to the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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5 Sep 2010 | 8:55 am

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Q&A: What the guy who opposes SDG&E thinks - San Diego Union Tribune

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Q&A: What the guy who opposes SDG&E thinks
San Diego Union Tribune
SDG&E executives say it's not an either-or question if it is to reach its stated goal of getting one-third of the power it delivers in 2020 from solar, wind ...
ENERGY: New website to show risk of wind-based power outageNorth County Times
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Source: wind power - Google News
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5 Sep 2010 | 7:08 am
Amazon levels drop
LIMA: Drought has cut Peru's Amazon River to its lowest level in 40 years and it is already below the minimum set in 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged vast swathes of South American rainforest in the worst drought in decades....
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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5 Sep 2010 | 6:10 am
Eco voyage begins
CAPE TOWN: The French yacht Tara, previously owned by New Zealand yachtsman Sir Peter Blake, leaves today on the second leg of a three-year voyage across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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5 Sep 2010 | 5:40 am
Wind power's health debate rages - Toronto Sun

Wind power's health debate rages
Toronto Sun
Two London-area doctors have become lightning rods for the raging Ontario debate about wind power's health effects. ...

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Source: wind power - Google News
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4 Sep 2010 | 10:34 pm
Wind farm plan draws opposition - Las Vegas Review - Journal

Wind farm plan draws opposition
Las Vegas Review - Journal
Hunters and wildlife advocates are taking aim at plans to put 350 wind turbines on Lincoln County's picturesque Mount Wilson and nearby ...

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Source: wind power - Google News
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4 Sep 2010 | 9:14 pm
Burger King stops buying unsustainable palm oil
INDONESIA - Environmentalists praised Burger King's decision Saturday to stop buying palm oil from an Indonesian company accused of destroying rainforests.The US hamburger chain giant - which sealed a deal Thursday to sell itself...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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4 Sep 2010 | 7:09 pm
Wind farm effort slowly gathers force - Jacksonville Journal-Courier

Wind farm effort slowly gathers force
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
He expects the system, known as the Grand Prairie Wind Farm, to be up to a 150-megawatt project. It would incorporate anywhere from 50 to 100 wind turbines ...

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Source: wind power - Google News
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4 Sep 2010 | 10:33 am

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Power supply answer blowing in the wind? - Columbia Business Times

Columbia Business Times
Power supply answer blowing in the wind?
Columbia Business Times
By Dianna Borsi O'Brien Owner of Midwest Power Solutions, Colin Malaker recently installed one of his wind turbines at his dental practice, Sterling Dental ...
AeroTech Turbines Completes Products Trials of New Wind TurbinePR-USA.net (press release)

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Source: wind power - Google News
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4 Sep 2010 | 7:14 am

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Scottish wind power meets electricity demand - REVE

stv.tv
Scottish wind power meets electricity demand
REVE
During the last weekend in August, wind power met the demand for electricity for the first time in the north and northeast of Scotland. ...
Bliss, Idaho Welcomes State's Largest Wind Power ProjectArea Development Online
Wind turbine whirls up opportunities for researchK-State Collegian
Scotland has Power Demand Met by Wind TurbinesElectric.co.uk
Wired News -istockAnalyst.com (press release) -Business Lexington
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Source: wind power - Google News
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4 Sep 2010 | 6:34 am
World alerted as town's dolphin hunt gets under way
Dolphins were herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, conservationist group Sea Shepherd said yesterday. A town official said none...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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4 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Vestas Is Preferred Partner for Turbines at Eldepasco Wind Farm in Belgium - Bloomberg

Vestas Is Preferred Partner for Turbines at Eldepasco Wind Farm in Belgium
Bloomberg
The North Sea farm, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Zeebrugge, will use 36 to 72 wind turbines, according to the project website. If talks are successful, ...

Source: wind power - Google News
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4 Sep 2010 | 4:16 am
Repowered wind farm could save Altamont birds - San Francisco Chronicle

Repowered wind farm could save Altamont birds
San Francisco Chronicle
Wind turbines like these near Altamont Pass have been blamed for the deaths of thousands of birds. If we told you that a poorly regulated energy facility ...
Drawbacks to the use of wind energyHelium

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Source: wind power - Google News
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3 Sep 2010 | 2:02 pm
Bob Kerridge : Buyers want end to barbaric farming methods
There is a quiet revolution occurring over what we choose to eat, stimulated, in the main, for all the right reasons.Much of the trend can be attributed to our interest in our own "health and wellness", as well as a greater awareness...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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3 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Tasmanian icon loses cancer battle
A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanased after succumbing to the disease, researchers said.The death of the devil...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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2 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Saving the good earth
A councillor of Indian descent whose family was drawn to New Zealand by the prospect of working fertile soil says Franklin needs to stay "as green as possible".The parents of Magan Ranchhod, a Franklin District councillor, arrived...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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2 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Beach houses draw record protests
Plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach have drawn more than 1000 submissions in protest.It is understood to be a record number for a resource consent in the district.Queenstown developer John Darby wants to...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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2 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Wild elephants need to live in peace to survive, say experts
India should protect its elephant population by creating new reserves, curbing poaching and restricting development in the corridors they use to travel between forested areas, a panel recommended this week.Poaching for ivory and...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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2 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Waterview motorway on fast track
Environment Minister Nick Smith will announce tomorrow that he is putting Auckland's $1.4 billion Waterview motorway project on a fast track for resource consent hearings.He is expected to announce a board of inquiry, headed by...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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2 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Gareth Renowden : IPCC verdict - done well, could do better
This post originally appeared on Sciblogs.co.nz .The InterAcademy Council report on the IPCC - Climate Change Assessme
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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2 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Franklin reluctant bride in forced marriage
Franklin has been dragged kicking and screaming into the Super City, with many residents doubtful whether their voice will make it up the Southern Motorway and into council chambers.Like the northernmost ward in the new council,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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2 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am
Should undeveloped beaches have greater protection?
Plans to build houses on an unspoilt Coromandel beach have drawn more than 1000 submissions in protest.It is understood to be a record number for a resource consent in the district.Queenstown developer John Darby wants to...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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2 Sep 2010 | 12:37 am
Denver Mint to coin new energy approach, use wind - The Associated Press

Denver Mint to coin new energy approach, use wind
The Associated Press
Xcel Energy said Tuesday that the Mint, which produces coins, will start getting all its electricity from wind power. The federal facility will buy its ...

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Source: wind power - Google News
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1 Sep 2010 | 1:24 pm
Tunnels waste to be tested for beach
Earth and rock to be excavated for the $1.4 billion Waterview motorway tunnels project is being considered for use in a coastal land reclamation proposed for Onehunga.The Transport Agency said yesterday that material to be dug...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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1 Sep 2010 | 5:30 am

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Exelon Pays $900 Million to Become Wind-Power Owner, Buying Deere Unit - Bloomberg
Climate change body told: Get facts right
The powerful international panel set up to advise governments on the effects of global warming needs a major overhaul, an independent investigation has concluded.In the latest review designed to limit the fallout from what sceptics...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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31 Aug 2010 | 9:06 am
Genesis holds ETS charges
Genesis Energy intends to take its time before passing on to retail consumers the impact of the emissions trading scheme.The state-owned generator runs the country's only coal-fired power station at Huntly, as well as gas combined...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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31 Aug 2010 | 5:30 am
Propeller linked to deaths
A clue has emerged in the hunt to find what is causing horrific corkscrew injuries to dozens of seals whose bodies have been washed up along Britain's east coast this northern summer. The results of autopsies have revealed the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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30 Aug 2010 | 6:10 am
Playful seal pups turn on a show
Their antics are proving a huge hit, but a seal pup playground has become so popular authorities are having to consider how to manage the welfare of the animals.Hundreds of fur seal pups are travelling from the South Island's...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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30 Aug 2010 | 5:30 am
Rural Aussies flex political muscles
Five hours' drive from Sydney at the top of the Great Dividing Range, a mountainous stretch that runs from Queensland right down the east coast of Australia, Guyra is a typical Australian farming town.Low-rise buildings with ageing...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Environment
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30 Aug 2010 | 5:30 am
Food figures need a pinch of salt
The idea that the world needs to double its food production by 2050 in order to feed a growing population "is wrong".
Source: BBC News
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27 Aug 2010 | 1:12 am
Timeline: Australia
A chronology of key events
Source: BBC News
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21 Aug 2010 | 9:47 am
Time to close the global energy gap
Universal access to modern energy sources can help make progress towards a number of Millennium Development Goals.
Source: BBC News
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18 Aug 2010 | 6:09 am
Mangroves offer win-win opportunity
Healthy mangrove forests provide a huge range of environmental benefits and need to be protected from "market failures".
Source: BBC News
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10 Aug 2010 | 2:58 am
Nuclear is part of future - Huhne
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne says he believes nuclear will form part of the UK's future low carbon "energy mix". But he rules out state subsidies for private sector investors.
Source: BBC News
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1 Aug 2010 | 11:37 pm
Humanity needs to take 'giant leap'
Humanity needs a project with the vision and budget of the Apollo space programme if it is going to make the necessary giant leap towards sustainability.
Source: BBC News
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27 Jul 2010 | 7:47 pm
Fussy eaters – what's wrong with GM?
With the world's food security facing a looming "perfect storm", GM food crops need to be part of the solution.
Source: BBC News
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20 Jul 2010 | 4:28 am
Today: Monday 19th July
David Cameron is to promise today to turn the government on its head by relaunching his big society idea, he is to suggest that volunteer groups might run some bus services. And the academies bill, which gives schools the right to opt out of local government control, goes to the commons.
Source: BBC News
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19 Jul 2010 | 5:37 pm
Could things go from bad to worse?
Current efforts to protect the world's biodiversity run the risk of doing more harm than good.
Source: BBC News
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13 Jul 2010 | 9:04 pm
Labour leader: Runners and riders
A look at the likely candidates to run for the Labour leadership?
Source: BBC News
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8 Jul 2010 | 3:14 am
Williams
A profile of Frank Williams's eponymous racing team
Source: BBC News
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5 Jul 2010 | 9:32 pm
Today: Wednesday 30th June
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke is to outline plans to reduce the number of prisoners in England and Wales. And medical researchers have doubled their estimate of the number of people with the brain condition, Huntington's disease.
Source: BBC News
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30 Jun 2010 | 5:34 pm
Profile: G8
Key facts about the group of leading industrialised countries
Source: BBC News
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27 Jun 2010 | 4:02 am
Federer v Clement as it happened
Defending champion Roger Federer eases to a straight-sets defeat of France's Arnaud Clement in the third round.
Source: BBC News
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26 Jun 2010 | 2:51 am
It's payback time for home generation
An effective subsidies system is needed in order to convince people to generate electricity in their own homes.
Source: BBC News
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22 Jun 2010 | 8:45 pm
As it happened: Obama oil spill address
Coverage as US President Barack Obama makes a primetime TV address on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, live from the Oval Office of the White House.
Source: BBC News
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16 Jun 2010 | 10:11 am
Restating the IPCC's reason for being
IPCC chairman R K Pachauri says the organisation contines to play a vital role in the global climate policy debate, despite a turbulent past six months.
Source: BBC News
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15 Jun 2010 | 9:40 pm
Friday's gossip column
Kenny Dalglish wants Liverpool manager job, plus other rumours
Source: BBC News
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11 Jun 2010 | 10:14 am
A bad reputation
We're all told to watch our carbon footprint these days, but some so-called "environmental nasties" are not as bad as you might think - at least from a carbon point of view, says Mike Berners-Lee.
Source: BBC News
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8 Jun 2010 | 10:46 pm
Who's who: Cameron's government
A guide to who's doing what in David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government.
Source: BBC News
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4 Jun 2010 | 3:24 am