Texas: Wind Energy
Did you know that Texas leads the nation in wind energy production? I didn't either, even though USA Today reported on it back in 2006.
According to the American Wind Energy Association®, Texas inches out California by 400 MW.
AWEA's annual rankings provide a standard reference for tracking the growth of wind power in the U.S. The rankings (as of December 31, 2006) are listed below (one megawatt of wind power produces enough electricity on average to serve 250 to 300 homes):
States with most wind energy installed, by capacity (MW)
1. Texas 2,768
2. California 2,361
3. Iowa 936
4. Minnesota 895
5. Washington 818
Texas is firmly established as the leader in wind power development, with over 2,700 MW installed at the end of 2006 and some 1,000 MW currently under construction.
Photo: 
Some rights reserved. by fieldsbh || Windfarm in Fluvanna with fence
Global Climate Destabilization
Tip to zefrank for bringing this to my attention:
Greg writes: "This ten-minute home video is called "How It All Ends," and is the result of hundreds of hours of research and production, stemming from an earlier video I produced, titled "The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See." ::
"The Most Terrifying Video", posted on the web six months ago, made a novel argument for taking action on global climate change, and has garnered over 4 million views on various websites. Reading the 6000+ comments on that video"”most of them critical"”allowed me to hone my argument, so that now it is"”as far as I've been able to tell"”undeniable. Repackaged in "How It All Ends," the argument is backed up by over 6 hours of "expansion pack" videos, anticipating and answering every single objection that I've been able to elicit from skeptics. Sounds impossible, yes. But then, I've been maniacally thorough."
You can check out the entire series by visiting: http://www.youtube.com/wonderingmind42
START HERE AFTER WATCHING "How It All Ends." This is the roadmap to the "Expansion Pack" videos accompanying the video "How It All Ends." This is how you find your way around the hours of argumentation contained in the almost four dozen "Expansion Pack" videos, including finding the video which has anticipated and already answered your objection or question about the argument given in "How It All Ends."
For your navigation pleasure, the URLs of the entire "Expansion Pack" are listed below. Just click and enjoy! (Or, have the hairs on the back of your neck raised. . . )
The original video and the entire "Expansion Pack" are also available for download as MP4 files, available for editing, burning, subtitling, mashing up, ripping off, parodying, whatever. Contact wonderingmind42 directly for those.
"How It All Ends" Expansion Pack:
Index
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oCYW4...
Menu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoUt4L...
Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRbGD...
Nature of Science
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A58X7...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls8mYJ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DagLYW...
Risk Management
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwuDDZ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLoO6q...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hpNoB...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-7j5...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFCS0P...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnLVSD...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2F3bw...
Why There Is Still Debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpVWFI...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS65Pw...
The Manpollo Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7r0dH...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqLzFj...
Mechanics of GCC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqEYLv...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29v4FZ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUrNBr...
Scare Tactics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0V9Id...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZzlcN...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prtpfA...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PM4Qu...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPW4ZO...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rs-vu...
The Solution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7z6lH...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1VEFM...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZVJwC...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xFbgp...
God's Will
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOjCcL...
Get What You Want
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKKd-r...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwPgv_...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIGXK0...
I Hope I'm Wrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q81QZx...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmblpx...
No Holds Barred
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZJzSU...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtR0kZ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-Ko0U...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fF1HF...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx6PRr...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLhLpG...
Your Mission
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQZBb...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNoIC7...
Evolutionary Leftovers
Mike Wagner @ Yet Another Blog has put together a great post regarding evolutionary leftovers in humans. It makes for an informing & fascinating read. For instance, did you know that the human appendix was actually used in our plant chewing days. It would aid in the digestion of cellulose.
No More Fear
MIT biochemists identified the molecular mechanism that creates fear and successfully cured it in mice. Give it a few years and you can kiss that nagging fear of public speaking goodbye! [via lifehacker.com]
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