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Politics : Rat's Nest - Chronicles of Collapse -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul Kern who wrote (4242)	6/3/2006 10:35:10 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24213

SF may have a doubleheader... City Plans for Tidal Energy Surging Ahead "Hi, how are you doing today? Glad to see you out here." "Fine, sir," says the National Guardsman, surprised to hear words of praise. "Thanks for your support." Peter O'Donnell, wearing a shiny black vest over a formal white dress shirt with a colorful tie, stands out from the casually-attired tourists wandering about old Fort Point under the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge this rare fog-free summer day. O'Donnell, Senior Energy Specialist with the Department of the Environment for the City of San Francisco, stands out in another way. He isn't here to gaze up in the air like a tourist at the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge towering high above, or to stroll around the Civil War-era fort looking at relics of yesteryear. Instead, O'Donnell wants people to look down at the immense flows of water surging under the Golden Gate Bridge and give some serious thought to the future. "There are nearly 400 billion gallons of water rushing through the Gate every day," says O'Donnell, pointing at the murky, fast-flowing ebb tide racing under the bridge. "That's four billion gallons of energy each and every tide, flowing at up to six knots, four times a day. Forty per cent of the fresh water in California drains through that opening every year. The potential for tidal energy generation here is incredible." sfenvironment.com ============================== 'Micro' wind turbines are coming to town By Martin LaMonica Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: February 10, 2006, 4:00 AM PST A handful of start-ups are floating an idea that could change the face of the wind power industry........ The company, which is in the process of commercializing the product, is negotiating with Chicago city officials over an installation at the Daley Center, which would set Aeroturbines at the top of the 650-foot building, she said. Other placements are under discussion, including underneath San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, Lippitt said. news.com.com