Green Festival in Washington DC and Other Cities

Summer time and the living is busy! Get ready, because Green Festival is headed to Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles this fall. We're kicking off our fall festival season September 29-30, returning to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Along with classic program favorites – Green Business, Fair Trade, Community Action and more – Green Festival introduces brand new, hands-on stages, including: DIY, Good Food, Live Art Demonstration and Eco-Fashion Showcase. Learn by doing at the DIY Stage as you gain practical skills to increase your self-sufficiency while saving your money. Discover fabulous recipes for a healthy, happy family at the Good Food Stage. Be entertained by live demonstrations detailing the origins of eco-fashion and fantastic local art installations at the Eco-Fashion Showcase and Live Art Demonstration Stage. Then, it's off to the west coast! Green Festival continues November 10-11 at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center and November 17-18 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

89-Year-Old Man Develops Bladeless Bird-Friendly Wind Turbine!

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU: solaraero, sustainable design, green design, wind turbine, wind power, renewable energy, clean tech, bladeless wind turbine Ultra-Efficient Bladeless Wind Turbine Inspired by Nikolai Tesla X Energy Beth Buczynski 89-Year-Old Man Develops Bladeless Bird-Friendly Wind Turbine! by Beth Buczynski, 08/31/12 filed under: clean tech, News, Renewable Energy, Wind Power Share on Tumblr Email Catching Wind Power Farm, wind turbine, bladeless wind turbine, birds, conservation, design, renewable energy Wind turbines transform moving air currents into clean energy; there isn’t much to hate about that, especially when compared to the toxic emissions and high cost of fossil fuels. But wildlife conservation organizations have often expressed concerns that wind farms pose a threat to flying species bird and bat species. Eighty-nine-year-old military veteran Raymond Green decided that there’s no reason why clean energy and birds can’t coexist, so he designed the Catching Wind Power device, a bladeless wind turbine that promises to harness wind energy without harming our feathered friends. Ads by Google DC Residential Wind Power Electricity For Homes in DC. Low Fixed Rates. Learn More! www. CleanCurrents. com Catching Wind Power Farm, wind turbine, bladeless wind turbine, birds, conservation, design, renewable energy Green’s CWP Compressed Air Enclosed Wind Turbine completely eliminates the three massive blades seen on most wind turbines. Rather than waiting for the wind to turn a blade, Green’s device features a patented Inner Compression Cone Technology, which he claims will squeeze and compress the incoming air in order to create more power at the turbine. “Our design does not have any external moving parts to hit the birds,” writes Green on his website. “Our unit is easy to see so the birds can avoid it, and all moving parts are internal. The blades are mounted behind the windsock and inner compression cone, therefore making them nonaccessible to birds. Also, our turbines make virtually no noise.” According to Green, his design can be scaled up for commercial power production, or down for residential use. The CWP will soon be tested, improved upon, and manufactured by Sigma Design, so final judgement will have to be reserved for the birds themselves. +Catching Wind Power via Treehugger 1 print print email thisemail [Pin It] Related Posts Read more: 89-Year-Old Man Develops Bladeless Bird-Friendly Wind Turbine! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Green’s CWP Compressed Air Enclosed Wind Turbine completely eliminates the three massive blades seen on most wind turbines. Rather than waiting for the wind to turn a blade, Green’s device features a patented Inner Compression Cone Technology, which he claims will squeeze and compress the incoming air in order to create more power at the turbine. “Our design does not have any external moving parts to hit the birds,” writes Green on his website. “Our unit is easy to see so the birds can avoid it, and all moving parts are internal. The blades are mounted behind the windsock and inner compression cone, therefore making them nonaccessible to birds. Also, our turbines make virtually no noise.” According to Green, his design can be scaled up for commercial power production, or down for residential use. The CWP will soon be tested, improved upon, and manufactured by Sigma Design, so final judgement will have to be reserved for the birds themselves. Read more: 89-Year-Old Man Develops Bladeless Bird-Friendly Wind Turbine! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building