Monthly Archives: April 2007

This is the third Wind turbine plant headed to West Branch, Iowa, while North Dakota has better wind resources. Here’s the story from the Des Moines Register: Acciona Windpower will begin construction this week in West Branch on a $23 million plant to … Continue reading →

This is the third Wind turbine plant headed to West Branch, Iowa, while North Dakota has better wind resources. Here’s the story from the Des Moines Register: Acciona Windpower will begin construction this week in West Branch on a $23 million plant to … Continue reading →

It was great to have Governor Hoeven come to Fargo to sign the new renewable energy bills yesterday, many of the bills target incentives to help our area residents invest in, and benefit from the development of smaller scale, community based enegy projects, … Continue reading →

Governor Hoeven will be in Fargo at NDSU’s pilot plant at noon today to sign the new renewable energy legislation passed this year.  It’s a fitting location as researchers like Dennis Weisenborn, Kristi Tostenson and Vern Hofmann have been leaders … Continue reading →

Please join Deborah Williams, President of Alaska Conservation Solutions in Anchorage, Alaska as she presents Global Warming: the Greatest Threat, a presentation on the causes, harsh consequences and beneficial solutions. April 26 (Thursday) 4:00 – 5:00 PM Loftsgard Hall, Room … Continue reading →

Doctor Lonnie Thompson packed the house at the Fargo Theatre last night, it was great to see so many school age people among the crowd.  I came in late while the lights were down and not expecting such a big crowd … Continue reading →

Featured in "An Inconvenient Truth"  Doctor Thompson will explore the work done on ice both on Antarctica and in the tropics, The rates of change will be examined on time scales ranging from only a couple of years, to tens … Continue reading →

"In particular, the costs and benefits of well-specified public projects ought to be studied, This would also enrich the political debate, which seems to have run aground on the thesis that public investment can be desirable, but it is not … Continue reading →

">Slideshow of RR Zoo Earth Day Party for the Planet

 Learn how simple conservation efforts can make a remarkable difference to wildlife in your own backyard and beyond, the first 1,000 families will receive their own tree seedling to plant at home!     Our area tulips are growing almost as … Continue reading →