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The old tattoo.

The new tattoo.

I had my old tattoo covered over with one that far better suits who I am and my core values.


The design in the shop had a peace sign instead of a wind turbine, I had them modify it. The two dolphins are borrowed from another stock design the shop had, and rotated by a third clockwise to fully cover more of the old tattoo. I call the one above Zephyr, and the one below Poseidon.

I want to stress that I didn't regret getting a tattoo, I regretted not thinking through what I was getting and making sure I had the money to cover it. I got the original tattoo when I was eighteen and in the Air Force. Back then, it was just cool to get any tattoo. With the new tattoo, I had years to think on it and plan for it once I decided to replace the original. I'm thrilled with the results.


The re-work was done by Ink Town Tattoo in Lombard, Illinois at the corner of Swift and North Avenue. The artist was Jerry Cross.

Sweet breezes,

Dan

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Renewables Really Need Those Subsidies Motley Fool In looking toward a short-term shift to clean fuel sources, they said, " … wind, solar, and hydrogen can't possibly displace oil as our No. 1 source of transportation energy in the next decade or two." (I might have moved the bar to two or three ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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SCANDINAVIAN HYDROGEN HIGHWAY PARTNERSHIP Fuel Cell Markets Ltd One of the first fuelling stations has been operating for several years in Malmö with hydrogen from wind power. The aim is to have a network of hydrogen stations ready by 2015 for 100 buses, 500 cars and 500 speciality vehicles. ... See all stories on this topic » Fuel Cell Markets Ltd

Wind, Water and Questions RenewablesBiz But a recent curtailment of wind power has generated a new controversy, on which readers were quick to respond. There are the technical issues and of course, the controversial operational choices. Both have been on display in our recent newsletters. ... See all stories on this topic » RenewablesBiz

 

New York Times: Chicago, The First City Of Adaptation To Climate Change

An excellent article in the New York Times about how Chicago is taking the lead on adapting to Climate change BEFORE it bites the city in the behind. Read it HERE.

Sweet Breezes,

Dan

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Audi branches into farming of wind girlracer Audi plans to use wind power when they start to produce the all-electric e-tron in 2013. The other great thing about harnessing the wind power is that through the process of electrolysis the electricity can be converted to hydrogen for fuel cell ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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Audi launches CO2-neutral mobility project Monsters and Critics.com The e-gas project, which after three years of research is now entering the practical phase, uses wind-generated electricity to manufacture hydrogen by means of electrolysis. Hydrogen can be used in the future as a source of energy for fuel-cell ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 10 degree courses for the low-carbon economy Business Green According to research by the National Academy for Power, the focus of many courses that relate to this area remain broad, often providing a basic electrical engineering degree with the addition of specialist modules relating to wind turbines. ... See all stories on this topic »

State's energy system will need major overhaul San Francisco Chronicle Fossil fuel use must drop dramatically in California, and reliance on renewable energy sources like solar, wind and geothermal power will have to rise significantly, according to the report by the independent California Council on Science and ... See all stories on this topic »

San Diego's cleantech manufacturers create jobs San Diego News Room Because EcoDog's FIDO system is also compatible with alternative energy generation including solar and wind, users with these configurations will, for the first time, have access to real-time monitoring of power input as well as power consumption with ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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Audi Buys Into Offshore Wind Power EarthTechling The renewable energy is then fed into the public power grid the automaker uses for production, specifically hoping to power the company's e-tron line of vehicles. Not stopping there, Audi also wants to use wind-generated electricity to make hydrogen by ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Are Down, but Perhaps Not Out Wall Street Journal Industry experts say a number of breakthroughs in recent years have made hydrogen a more viable technology than before. Among the most important: Daimler and other hydrogen-power leaders, such as Honda Motor Co., say they've made big progress in ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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Report: Top 10 clean-energy states identified CNET (blog) Iowa still shines when it comes to wind power. As the American Wind Association has pointed out, it's Iowa that leads the nation in wind energy reliance, getting more than 15 percent of its total electricity from wind energy, followed by North Dakota ... See all stories on this topic » CNET (blog)

 

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Powerful plea from ex-NFU leader to harvest hydrogen Power-Gen Worldwide Mr McLaren added: "Hydrogen production from wind power offers a transport revolution and a chance for farmers to move from being fuel paupers to fuel princes." He saw hydrogen as offering the best potential yet for energy independent farms. ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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GlobalSpec Alternative & Renewable Energy Event Draws 2100 FierceCIO Power transfer without wires or frictional contact ensures sensor operation in hard-to-reach locations. Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulator for Wind Turbine Control System Software Testing: Samir Bico, Design Engineer, Siemens Wind Power A/S - Hardware in ... See all stories on this topic »

New Audi E-Gas Project Prfire (press release) CO2-neutral mobility is our goal". Audi could be the first car manufacturer to cut out the middle man to make and produce their own 'green' power. The wind turbines are said to be able aid in the production of hydrogen and methane to create e-gas. ... See all stories on this topic »

 

Watching "The Greening Of Southie" About The First L.E.E.D. Gold-Certified Building In Boston...

...which is fascinating.

There's a ton of attention paid to water use, volatile organic compound emissions, energy efficiency, and more.

The developer tried ro source as much of the materials as possible locally and from rapidly-replenishable organic materials. Still, some things had to come from China and Bolivia. They also ran into issues because some of the materials are so new, and harder to work with.

The construction crew were all learning about green building for the first time as well. They had a mixed reaction, but mostly warmed to it over the life of the project. The ones who loved it the most were the insulators. I know I would way rather install recycled cotton batting instead of itchy fiberglass.

Pricing was another concern. Higher up-front building costs made the condos expensive. Still, as the materials become more established and construction workers become more experienced in their use, costs should come down.

All-in-all, a well-balanced film.

Good one, Sundance Channel!

Dan

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Audi Announces Natural Gas Vehicles Creditplus When sea winds are strong, unused power can be converted to e-gas and then stored in an energy storage system that can later be converted to electricity if needed again. The first component of the project is the construction of four large wind turbine ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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Using wind power, Audi aims for carbon-neutral motoring CNET (blog) Wind-generated electricity will be fed to the public power grid, and Audi plans to use a portion of the wind power to charge its electric e-tron vehicles. It will also use wind-generated electricity to produce hydrogen and something Audi calls e-gas. ... See all stories on this topic » CNET (blog)

 

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Audi to launch e-gas project with natural gas vehicles IBTimes Wind turbines are the first component of the Audi e-gas project and during the project's first phase, four large power plants will be created at an offshore wind park in the North Sea. They will be rated at 3.6MW each and will supply around 53GWh of ... See all stories on this topic »

Earth Talk: Where does hydrogen fit in the clean-energy debate? Poughkeepsie Journal In an fuel cell vehicle, a stack of fuel cells under the hood converts hydrogen stored on-board with oxygen in the air to make electricity that propels the drive train. While automakers can make fuel cells small enough to fit in and power a ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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Audi Preps e-gas Strategy autoevolution The energy produced by the turbines will be at first fed to the public power grid, and later to be used for the production of the electric-drive e-tron models. One wind turbine will be used to manufacture hydrogen by means of electrolysis, ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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VW and Audi to invest in wind power The Local.de “There are talks taking place at the moment,” a source in the wind power industry told the FTD. Audi project leader Reiner Mangold told FTD: “We will produce electricity, hydrogen and methane gas – the fuels for our cars.” However the paper reported ... See all stories on this topic » The Local.de

A new and authoritative source of energy at SML smithmountainlake.com If it were up to Chris Bordeaux, there wouldn't be much debate about whether Roanoke should have a wind farm installed on Poor Mountain. Renewable energy sources -- hydro and wind -- make up less than two percent of Appalachian Power's fuel mix for ... See all stories on this topic »

Pair of deals with Koreans could help widen green GDP gap with world The Copenhagen Post The alliance will see the governments and green technology businesses from both countries working together in areas such as renewable energy, smart grid electricity, wind power and fuel cells. It was also announced today that Korean car manufacturer ... See all stories on this topic »

 

GL Zephyr: From Raw Story - Japan Dumping Nuclear Power, Vows Green Energy Expansion ...

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Toyota opens hydrogen station in California CNET (blog) ... and that would also give us another reason to install hydrogen stations around the country , wind and solar to power the splitting of water sounds dank to me just wish it wouldn't take so long to convert to it. by oby3000 May 10, 2011 5:32 PM PDT by ... See all stories on this topic » CNET (blog)

Data centres look to alternative power sources Techworld.com To address that surge in energy use, some companies are turning to alternative sources of energy, including solar arrays, natural gas turbines, wind power, fuel cells and hydro power. But one big question is whether these power sources will deliver a ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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IPCC: 80% renewable energy by 2050, wind power will have an increasingly ... REVE The Global Wind Energy Council, (GWEC), welcomes the news, saying wind power will have an increasingly important role to play in the future energy mix. Renewable energy sources are expected to contribute up to 80% of global energy supply by 2050, ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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The production of hydrogen from renewables is the best use for surplus power ... Herald Scotland The present problem of balancing the grid with more than 20% wind power is resulting in constraining of supply when there is too much wind for the grid to cope. Localised hydrogen production would reduce the strain on the grid and make it easier to ... See all stories on this topic »

 

Raw Story: Renewables Could Supply 80% Of Global Demand By 2050

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Great lakes Zephyr: One Of The Things I'm Doing To Save A little Gas..

Is restoring my old bicycle and taking it for short trips when the weather allows. The blog for the restoration is: 1975 Schwinn Continental Restoration Project

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Sweet Breezes,

Dan

Great Lakes Zephyr: Multyiple Efforts To Turn Solid Waste To Energy

Municipalities and large institutional operators around the country are finding that waste disposal can go from an energy-draining producer of greenhouse gasses to a new source of energy, all while reducing landfill space and other headaches.

Read all about it here: http://www.green-energy-news.com/arch/nrgs2011/20110005.html

Sweet breezes, that's cool!

Dan

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The slow, but sure advance of the hydrogen economy Petroleum Economist If these issues mean countries become more dependent on renewables, hydrogen could help smooth the resulting intermittency in power generation. For example, a wind farm generating excess electricity on a windy night could be used to produce hydrogen ... See all stories on this topic »

 

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ITM Power: UK needs more energy storage Industrial Fuels and Power Following a report from the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) and recent press coverage about constraint payments to six Scottish wind farms, ITM Power has highlighted the need for energy storage facilities. REF noted: “The April event occurred because ... See all stories on this topic »

E.ON Planning Wind Power Storage Test Facility publics.bg E.ON plans to set up a test facility to store wind power by producing methane with hydrogen electrolysis, Financial Times Deutschland reported, citing Klaus-Dieter Maubach, an E.ON management board member. The utility is examining possible locations in ... See all stories on this topic » publics.bg

 

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EarthTalk: Where do hydrogen fuel cells fit in with electric cars? MiamiHerald.com The concept was first developed by NASA some five decades ago for use in space travel and has since been implemented in a wide range of other mobile and stationary power applications. In an FCV, a stack of fuel cells under the hood converts hydrogen ... See all stories on this topic »