http://talkingtech.net/2006/03/11/alternative-alternative-energy/ life and technology on the north coast of california Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:39:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://talkingtech.net/2006/03/11/alternative-alternative-energy/#comment-17181 Talking Tech » Blog Archive » Poop Into Power Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:38:52 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=70#comment-17181 [...] In spite of the happy cow commercials apparently most of the manure production will come from massive dairies in the central valley where cows live in unhappy close quarters. The real happy cows here in Humboldt County that live in open fields just can’t mass enough manure to make such a plant viable here in the green happy north coast. At least that’s my understanding from comments on this post from a while back. Share This Post:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] In spite of the happy cow commercials apparently most of the manure production will come from massive dairies in the central valley where cows live in unhappy close quarters. The real happy cows here in Humboldt County that live in open fields just can’t mass enough manure to make such a plant viable here in the green happy north coast. At least that’s my understanding from comments on this post from a while back. Share This Post:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> http://talkingtech.net/2006/03/11/alternative-alternative-energy/#comment-4801 Talking Tech » Blog Archive » Happy Earth Day! Sat, 22 Apr 2006 17:33:44 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=70#comment-4801 [...] So what can we do here on the North Coast to help mitigate the climage change? With gas well over $3.00 per gallon already here, one obvious action would be to drive less. Walk more, bicycle more, plan better. We can also support efforts for the development of alternative energy sources. We can be more concientious about how we treat our waste. The Humboldt Recycler’s  page by fellow blogger Fred Mangels provides a lot of resources for alternatives for just throwing things out. [...] [...] So what can we do here on the North Coast to help mitigate the climage change? With gas well over $3.00 per gallon already here, one obvious action would be to drive less. Walk more, bicycle more, plan better. We can also support efforts for the development of alternative energy sources. We can be more concientious about how we treat our waste. The Humboldt Recycler’s  page by fellow blogger Fred Mangels provides a lot of resources for alternatives for just throwing things out. [...]

]]> http://talkingtech.net/2006/03/11/alternative-alternative-energy/#comment-3709 Talking Tech » Blog Archive » Alternative Energy Crossing the Line to Affordability Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:55:18 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=70#comment-3709 [...] Perhaps we should look even more closely at the proposal by DG Energy Solutions. Or anyone else, for that matter. According to the Earth Polichy Insitute, the cost of wind energy has dropped below that of conventional sources in certain areas of the U.S. From the article: During the fall of 2005, climbing natural gas prices pulled conventional electricity costs above those of wind-generated electricity, the source of most green power. This crossing of the cost lines in Austin and several other communities is a milestone in the U.S. shift to a renewable energy economy. [...] [...] Perhaps we should look even more closely at the proposal by DG Energy Solutions. Or anyone else, for that matter. According to the Earth Polichy Insitute, the cost of wind energy has dropped below that of conventional sources in certain areas of the U.S. From the article: During the fall of 2005, climbing natural gas prices pulled conventional electricity costs above those of wind-generated electricity, the source of most green power. This crossing of the cost lines in Austin and several other communities is a milestone in the U.S. shift to a renewable energy economy. [...]

]]> http://talkingtech.net/2006/03/11/alternative-alternative-energy/#comment-3427 Bob Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:38:42 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=70#comment-3427 Darn. I thought I had a 'scoop'. Darn. I thought I had a ’scoop’.

]]> http://talkingtech.net/2006/03/11/alternative-alternative-energy/#comment-3313 Gregg Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:58:20 +0000 http://talkingtech.net/?p=70#comment-3313 In fact there was a study funded by the County that was done by HSU on energy production from manure. If I recall correctly, and I might not be, the conclusion was that our herds were too small and dispersed over pasture. The places where is works best are those large feedlot dairies where you have a bunch of cows concentrated in a small area. Anyway, I thought it would have been cool to have Ferndale be the world's first fart powered town... In fact there was a study funded by the County that was done by HSU on energy production from manure. If I recall correctly, and I might not be, the conclusion was that our herds were too small and dispersed over pasture. The places where is works best are those large feedlot dairies where you have a bunch of cows concentrated in a small area. Anyway, I thought it would have been cool to have Ferndale be the world’s first fart powered town…

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