Fresh Kills wind farm talk continues.Looking to develop renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. , Mayor Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, and the founder of Bloomberg L.P., currently serving as the Mayor of New York City. He was a general partner at Salomon Brothers before founding the financial software service company in 1981. ? Look no further than Staten Island Staten Island (1990 pop. 378,977), 59 sq mi (160 sq km), SE N.Y., in New York Bay, SW of Manhattan, forming Richmond co. of New York state and the borough of Staten Island of New York City. when considering a wind farm, says borough president Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The offices of borough president were created in 1898 with the formation of the City of Greater New York. James P. Molinaro. Molinaro recently reiterated his support for a plan to turn the Fresh Kills landfill The Fresh Kills Landfill on the New York City borough of Staten Island in the United States, was formerly the largest landfill in the world, at 2200 acres (890 hectares),[1] and was New York City's principal landfill in the second half of the 20th century. into a wind farm after Bloomberg announced New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's commitment toward eco-friendly energy, including the placement of wind turbines on top of buildings and bridges. "If we are serious about reducing pollution, promoting environmentally-friendly power, and reducing our dependence on foreign oil, which funds terrorism throughout the world, then we should support wind energy," Molinaro said in a prepared statement. "We can start right here on Staten Island. Fresh Kills, one of the country's worst ecological nightmares, is poised to become New York City's first wind farm. It is the only site in the city that has been tested and proven suitable for a wind farm." Molinaro is referring to a recent feasibility study conducted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency and BQ Energy that found there to be enough wind at Fresh Kills to sustain a wind farm. According to Molinaro, seven, 400-foot wind turbines could generate 3% of Staten Island's energy use, or about 17.5 megawatts. Those estimates would save 4.3 million gallons of oil annually. With private companies paying for the development of the wind farm, Molinaro has said, the city would not have to reach into its own wallet. Molinaro, who has long discussed the wind farm proposal, said the only roadblock has been regulatory approval. "I have heard every possible excuse as to why this project cannot progress, ranging from the ridiculous windmills kill too many birds--to the physically incorrect--landfills cannot physically support windmills," he said. "But we are moving forward." A public meeting on the wind farm proposal and related issues is scheduled for tomorrow, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at P.S. 58 in Staten Island. Bloomberg had discussed his plans for renewable energy during a conference in Las Vegas. "Conservation alone isn't enough," Bloomberg had said. "We also need to dramatically step up the production of clean energy for our growing city and economy." Proposals from companies to develop solar and other clean energies are due back to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. later this month. |
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