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Q1 Wind Speeds Substantially Higher than Normal in Western U.S.
3TIER’s first quarter map illustrates departures from long-term mean wind speeds that range from -20% to +20% and provides an indication of how wind projects should have performed relative to their long-term production average based on their location. This type of analysis enables financiers and owners to perform portfolio analysis across regions and quickly view … Continue reading
Western Union Intros New Foreign-Exchange Mobile Payment Service
By Rajani Baburajan, TMCnet ContributorWestern Union (News – Alert), a provider of global payments services, announced the launch of a new foreign-exchange (FX) mobile payment service.The new payment service will enable small and medium-sized enterprise business clients to make payments from their smartphones. The company is trying to leverage the growth of smart phones in emerging … Continue reading
Western Republicans decry Obama wilderness policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican governors and members of Congress vowed Tuesday to fight an Obama administration plan to make millions of acres of undeveloped land in the West eligible for federal wilderness protection.The GOP officials said the plan would circumvent Congress’s authority and could be used to declare a vast swath of public land off–limits … Continue reading
Climate change causing demise of lodgepole pine in western North America
ScienceDaily (Feb. 28, 2011) — Lodgepole pine, a hardy tree species that can thrive in cold temperatures and plays a key role in many western ecosystems, is already shrinking in range as a result of climate change — and may almost disappear from most of the Pacific Northwest by 2080, a new study concludes.Including Canada, … Continue reading
Agreement PennFuture Negotiated with Duquesne Light Brings Green Energy Projects to Western Pennsylvania, Building …
Digital Realty Trust’s Operational Efficiency Produces Significant Energy Savings for Datacenter Customers Digital Realty Trust, Inc. , the world’s largest wholesale datacenter provider, has conducted an energy efficiency audit of its San Francisco and Silicon Valley properties, which confirms that its energy efficiency initiatives are producing significant cost savings for its customers. Read more on … Continue reading
The Western Mediterranean has warmed for more than a century
ScienceDaily (June 18, 2010) The longest sequences of temperature and salinity data analyzed (from 1900 to present), have confirmed the gradual warming of the waters of the western Mediterranean. The warming has accelerated since the mid 1970′s. See Also:Earth & ClimateEnvironmental IssuesGlobal WarmingClimateOceanographyEarth ScienceAir QualityReferenceConsensus of scientists regarding global warmingInstrumental temperature recordGulf StreamClimate Researchers … Continue reading
Same Story, Different Study: NREL Western Report Shows 30% Wind Do-able, Cost-Effective
byCarl Levesque, AWEAAWEA Wind Energy WeeklyPublished: 2010-05-27 Dallas, United States –Obtaining 30% of the West’s electricity from wind power is technically feasible and would even reduce overall power system operating costs significantly, a study released this week by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found. The study, called the Western Wind and Solar Integration Study … Continue reading