The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

Monday, October 17, 2005

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Taking Care of Business

Since 1936, Consumer Reports has been rating products according to quality, reliability, and all-around value on the dollar. The fact that the venerable watchdog magazine has jumped into the environmental-ratings game is a sure sign that our concept of a product’s true value -- that is, net value after deducting for such negatives as hard-to-find replacement parts, a hefty price tag, and yes, environmental impact -- has come a long way since FDR held the White House. (We certainly hope so, at any rate.) Visit the just-launched Greener Choices for energy efficiency ratings and other “eco-valuations” of consumer products for home and office.

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Headlines

The Latest News on Business and the Environment

	Nestlé to Launch Fairtrade Coffee in U.K. Nestlé is to launch a Fairtrade certified coffee in a new sustainability initiative for smallholder coffee farmers.
	U.S. Chamber of Commerce Report Gauges Private Sector Attitudes on Role in Society A new U.S. Chamber of Commerce report sheds light on the attitudes, experiences, and expectations of business leaders toward corporate citizenship.
	Johnson Controls Offers Sustainability Education Program for Business, Gov't Johnson Controls, Inc. has developed a Sustainable Energy Education and Communications (SEEC) employee training and communications program to help companies and government agencies save money by reducing energy and water and operating more sustainably.
	Levi Strauss Publishes List of Active Suppliers Levi Strauss & Co. has published a list of all active owned-and-operated and contract factories producing Levi's, Dockers, and Levi Strauss Signature branded products.
	Starbucks Honored for Recycled-Content Cup The result of more than eight years of innovative research and testing, the introduction of Starbucks recycled-content cup in early 2006 is expected to lower the company's dependence on tree fiber annually by more than five million pounds.
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Resources and Tools
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	Greener Choices Consumer watchdog magazine Consumer Reports launched this Web site dedicated to the environmental impact of consumer products.
	Ten Key Lessons from Successful Energy-Efficiency Programs Utility companies offer their tips.
	State Energy Efficiency Policy Index Comprehensive online database allows policy makers, state officials, advocates, and citizens to search for energy-efficiency laws by U.S. state or policy topic.

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Columns and Features
Insight and Inspiration from the Experts

	Zeroing in on Waste Integrated waste management vs. zero waste? Guy Crittenden, editor of “Solid Waste & Recycling” magazine, breaks it down.
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Side Bar Links

Illinois Renewable Energy Association site

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The AWEA's annual expo:
Global WINDPOWER 2004
McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
March 28-31, 2004

I was there...
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Dan Stafford - Publisher
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Please note the E-mail link by the title of the webpage. Comments, stories, and article submissions are welcome. Any accepted submission entitles the submitter to a link on the Journal page included at the bottom of their submitted entry when published to the journal. The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal makes no claim as to the accuracy of submitted material. The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal neither endorses nor opposes opinions expressed in submitted material. Submitter must provide name, city, and state or country. The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal imples no promise to publish all submissions. Adult content will definitely NOT be published. Submitted material will be screened and appropriate entries published at the owner's discretion.

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State-by-state directory of farmers' markets

I strongly encourage those seriously interested in learning about the technology, players, politics, and issues of Wind Energy to spend time browsing the American Wind Energy Association website. They are the premier industry trade organization and have extensive resources available.
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The Distributed Resources & Green Power weBlog by Bruce Irving

GOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTION? Send it to EarthTalk, c/o E/The Environmental Magazine,
P.O. Box 5098, Westport, CT 06881; submit your question at www.emagazine.com;
or e-mail Earth Talk at earthtalk@emagazine.com.

OTEC News weBlog: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

The Green Ocean Project: Using solar energy to distill water for agriculture.

Other weBlogs by Daniel Stafford:

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Affirmation Station

Remembering Mom

Save Hotel Baker

Uncle Harold's Farm

The First Church of Healing The Earth

The Empty Hand

Why I Publish This Blog:

"One thing that many people do not realize is that states like Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
and Michigan are sitting on a gold mine of wind energy potential. Or, more properly, next to the mine.
The Great Lakes are probably the area in the USA with the third largest inland wind energy potential.
Think of just the nickname for Chicago. "The Windy City". Milwaukee is even windier, I can tell you.
Why? Because they sit on the edge of a great flat area where there is both a land-water temperature
differential, and a large flat expanse of water that is comparably shallow.
Oilrigs certainly operate in deeper waters. And you won't have to construct transmission lines all the
way from the plains of Montana to put it to use.

The Great Lakes area has an opportunity to get the jump on wind energy's future, if that fact is
recognized and exploited. Wind energy means jobs for construction and maintenance workers, thousands
of them. Wind energy means leasing rights and extra money for family farmers struggling to make it on
agriculture alone. In most cases farmers can grow crops right up to the base of a windmill. The land
footprint has a small impact on total farm acreage. Wind energy also means freedom from fluctuating
fuel prices. Wind is free. The cost of a barrel of polluting oil can be raised or lowered drastically
based on fears or political whims. The potential gains are enormous. We've all seen the flow of good
manufacturing jobs out of the area. Well, they can't tell the wind to blow in another country so it's
more "convenient" or cheaper to produce. The wind is perfectly happy to whip up opportunities for us
right around here. Most of all, because we here in the Great Lakes region have the potential to have
a huge positive impact on U.S. energy industry emissions' contribution to global warming."