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Turbines Harness Tidal Power

By Ty Wenzel • Sep 21st, 2008 • Category: Green Me Baby!
In this 2006 photo, a Verdant Power turbine is lowered into the river off Roosevelt Island. This one failed. (Associated Press)

On a recent morning, a crane sank a 16-foot rotor into the waters of the East River and divers swam deep to bolt it to the bottom. By early evening, as the northerly current sped up, the rotor began to spin, a big thunk sounded in the control room, a green light went on, and [...]



To Our Leaders: Free Us.

By Ty Wenzel • Aug 28th, 2008 • Category: Green Me Baby!, Mama Ty's Personal Baggage, Videos

$427 million. That’s what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They’re protecting their interests – and hurting ours.
This ad is running on TV right now, but we need millions more to see it. The special interests will outspend us, but we can compete head-to-head with [...]



The Power of Green

By Ty Wenzel • Jun 29th, 2008 • Category: Green Me Baby!, Videos

Tom Friedman on how America can regain its international stature by taking the lead in alternative energy and environmentalism.  The New York Times
The Power of Green



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