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| Solar Electric System Survives Hurricane Charley | 0 comments |
| 21 Oct 2004 @ 19:33 Solar Electric System Survives Hurricane Charley Press Release from SunWize Technologies October 19, 2004 Kingston, NY In 2002 SunWize Technologies designed and installed a 14.4kW hybrid solar electric system for park operations at the Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida on Loggerhead Key. One of the most remote and inaccessible of the U.S. National Parks, the Dry Tortugas islands are located approximately 70 miles west of Key West in the southern Gulf of Mexico. In August of this year, Hurricane Charley hit the islands with sustained 120 MPH winds for five hours and recorded gusts of 133 MPH. Throughout the storm, the SunWize system operated normally and maintained structural integrity. Mike Jester, Facility Manager at the Park, said, 'I was thrilled with the system performance. The system never went down during the hurricane.' Mike Jester, Facility Manager at the Everglades National Park which oversees the Dry Tortugas National Park, said,'I was thrilled with the system performance. The system never went down during the hurricane.' He was also impressed with the solar module support structure. During installation, one of the logistical challenges facing SunWize was the transportation of foundation materials to the site. To avoid the tremendous effort of hauling cement and aggregate, SunWize used earth augers as solar array anchor points. The augers were hand installed and exceed specifications for maximum wind loading at 120 mph. Facilities on Loggerhead Key consist of two houses, an historic lighthouse and a number of other small buildings. The hybrid system provides power for employee housing including air conditioning, refrigeration and potable water production. SunWize's hybrid solar electric system replaced an inefficient generator system that consumed 10,000 gallons of diesel per year. SunWize Technologies, a solar technology company, specializes in the design and manufacture of integrated solar power systems, and associated project development and product distribution. For more project information, contact David Love, Government Sales Manager, tel: 360-754-2564, email: sunwizewa@earthlink.net. Please Note: RenewableEnergyAccess.com does not endorse the sites behind these links. We offer them for your additional research. Following these links will open a new browser window. |
| Geothermal in Harlem Means a Greener City | 0 comments |
| 21 Oct 2004 @ 19:30 Geothermal in Harlem Means a Greener City October 14, 2004 Harlem, New York [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Big city based condominium complexes are rarely known for being energy or environmentally friendly. But before Full Spectrum developers even had land in Harlem to build on, they knew they wanted to make a living environment that tenants could feel good about living in. "It says a lot of good things about the prospects for redeveloping the country's emerging urban markets in ways that are responsible to the environment, responsible to long term stakeholders and that encourage the entrance of new financial and human resources into communities that had been long overlooked." - Carlton Brown, CEO Full Spectrum Developers The developer's $40 million condominium complex at 1400 on 5th in Harlem meets the state's green building criteria because it was constructed with 70 percent recycled and renewable sources, and will use 35 percent less energy because of the geothermal well that will help to heat and cool the building year round. The geothermal well is also known as a geoexchange system that uses the ambient earth temperature to help maintain a level temperature in a building. According to Full Spectrum, the complex is the first affordable urban mid-rise to qualify for the New York State Green Building Tax Credit, and the average tax credit for each homeowner is estimated at $24,000 over a 5-year period. "After an immeasurable amount of hard work from a wide range of team members, it is incredibly rewarding to see Full Spectrum's core beliefs regarding environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and cultural relevancy affirmed through the success of the 1400 Fifth Avenue project," said Carlton Brown, who is the chief operating officer of Full Spectrum. "It says a lot of good things about the prospects for redeveloping the country's emerging urban markets in ways that are responsible to the environment, responsible to long term stakeholders and that encourage the entrance of new financial and human resources into communities that had been long overlooked." The 225,000 square foot development has 129 condominium homes plus first floor retail space. More than two-thirds of the condominium apartments were reserved for middle-income buyers, with the balance of the homes selling at market rates. It was developed as part of the Alliance for Neighborhood Commerce, Home Ownership and Revitalization (ANCHOR) Mixed Use Program developed by the Housing Partnership to spur economic development through retail opportunities and housing in distressed areas. Construction of the development was made possible through a public-private partnership with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Bank of America, Fannie Mae, the Housing Partnership Development Corporation, NYC Housing Development Corporation, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, The Empire State Development Corporation, and the NY State Energy Research and Development Authority. |
| Un To Change Calendar | 5 comments |
| 21 Oct 2004 @ 18:34 The United Nations, which has a finger in every global pie, and ambitions to take over the World Internet, is inching its way towards calendar reform. Long on lofty words and windy clauses, the official UN description for calendar reform is, "Calendar Reform and the Future of Civilization" (CRFC). Ostensibly, the UN rejected considering calendar reform in 1995 as part of its 50th anniversary. Within four years, UN officials were passing calendar duty over to lifetime activist for peace, Dr. José Argüelles, an originator of Earth Day. Dr. Arguelles’ World Summit on Peace and Time was convened on June 22-27, 1999 at the UN-owned University for Peace, in Costa Rica. Why is the UN itching to change the method by which the world tells time? It’s the Gregorian Calendar. Having replaced the Julian Calendar, the Gregorian was instituted by papal decree in the year AD 1582 and adopted by virtually all nations as the common world standard. Accepted by virtually all nations notwithstanding, the Gregorian Calendar is irksome to New Agers because the whole world marks time based on the Birth of Jesus Christ. And as far as the occultist UN is concerned, that will never do. So why not break and fix it? If the concept of throwing the Gregorian Calendar out to replace it with the World Thirteen Moon 28-day Calendar of Peace isn’t ludicrous enough, calendar challengers say they are basing their reform on "common sense". "By rational discourse and common sense, it has been determined that the Gregorian Calendar does not represent a true or accurate standard of measure or belong to any systematic science of time, and hence, is worthy of reform," states a CRFC resolution from the World Summit on Peace and Time. The usual suspects were on hand when more than one hundred "followers of the World Thirteen Calendar Change Peace Movement" convened at the Costa Rican summit. Letters of acknowledgement were sent to the summit on behalf of UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan; Secretary-General of UNESCO, Federico Mayor Zaragoza; His Holiness, the Dalai Lama; and by Jonathan Granoff of the Lawyers Alliance for World Security. Dr. Rodrigo Carazo, former President of Costa Rica and founder of the University gave the opening address for Peace. In attendance with Dr. Carazo was Gerardo Bidowski, acting Rector and representative of the then newly appointed President of the University for Peace, Maurice Strong. Seven commissions were set up during a four-day period and participating was former UN assistant Secretary-General Robert Muller, now UP chancellor, who gave a guided tour of the archeology and history o f the site of the University of Peace which was concluded by a walk to his nearby residence. The Thirteen Moon "Natural Time" Calendar is touted as "a universal application of the mathematics and cosmology of the Mayan calendar as deciphered by Dr. Jose Arguelles. Ph.D., and presents a simple yet so profound opportunity to shift our everyday consciousness." Described on his Internet home page as "both a visionary and a prophet", Dr. Arguelles bestowed upon himself the pagan name of, "Valum Votan". In a New Age magazine interview, he said it was "not until after he experimented with LSD that he realized he was a visionary." The final goal is to change the calendar from its present "artificial" 12-month year to a more "natural" 13-month year that more closely parallels the lunar and biological cycles. The results and declarations from the World Summit on Peace and Time have been submitted to the General Assembly of the UN. Wild and weird as it may sound, the Thirteen Moon Natural Time Peace Calendar could replace the Gregorian Calendar, courtesy of future UN resolution. It is, after all, Canadian Maurice Strong and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev who, under the auspices of the UN, are working on an agenda to replace the Ten Commandments with the Earth Charter. Canada Free Press founding editor Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years experience in the media. A former Toronto Sun and Kingston Whig Standard columnist, she has also appeared on Newsmax.com, the Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, and World Net Daily. Judi can be reached at: cfp@canadafreepress.com. More > |