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LAKE ERIE WIND - SO CALLED "TASK FORCE" REPORT PDF NOW ON WEB

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 03/05/2007 - 17:41.


  Click here to then click on NEW ENERGY and read the 83 page "task force" lake wind energy report - I haven't read it yet, and will comment on it I'm sure.    I did notice that the title doesn't read "new energy JOBS".    

I also noticed this statement on Page 11 "More importantly, the Task Force is aware of developer interest in an offshore Lake Erie wind farm". Is the tail wagging the dog? Is the preferred ventor already in the tent? Is so called "public process" just confirming the pre-chosen victor? Before I read the report, however, I will stick my neck out and

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When is a blogger a journalist?

Submitted by Lee Batdorff on Mon, 03/05/2007 - 13:12.

From  Bill Cohen-Kiraly on Cleveland Web SIG Yahoo Group - I don't know anything about the case in question but find the question this columnist raises about who is a journalist and who is not intriging and worrisome. In an age when publishing, and through podcasts now, broadcasting, are increasingly in the hands of the people and the amateurs, who should be covered under some of the special privileges we give to journalists?

Monet of the Day: The Hotel des Roches Noires (Trouville), 1870

Submitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Sat, 03/03/2007 - 00:54.
   
   

Poet's Corner: Solitude

Submitted by Sudhir Kade on Fri, 03/02/2007 - 19:36.

Solitude

 

alone I sit in Chair

The Flood I wish for never there

Blog Talk, Blog Tech roundup - Event Calendar synchronization between web sites desired

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Fri, 03/02/2007 - 09:38.
 

In response to the  “Blog Talk, Blog Tech" promoted last week on Realneo and held last Saturday at Arabica,  the following blog enthusiasts took the time to attend:

Monet of the Day: La Chapelle de Notre-Dame de Grace, 1864

Submitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Thu, 03/01/2007 - 21:59.
   
   

6611 Euclid - Transit Oriented Design - RTA property - liability or asset?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Thu, 03/01/2007 - 15:02.

During the Transit Oriented Design presentation at CSU’s Levin College last week, one of the RTA personell – Mr. James DeRosa  jderosa [at] gcrta [dot] org  - presented a few RTA owned properties as development opportunities.  One of the properties is 6611 Euclid, the 7 story mill style building in the photo above. 

Monet of the Day: Camille on the Beach at Trouville, 1870

Submitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Thu, 03/01/2007 - 13:00.
   
   

BUFFALO HAS WIND TURBINES NOW - CLEVELAND MAY STUDY WATER WIND

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 02/28/2007 - 16:59.
Look here to read the Buffalo News and their Feb 21, 2007 article on the 8 Clipper turbines which are going into the defunct Bethlehem Steel slag dump in Lackawanna, just west of downtown Buffalo.  The blades are made in Brazil,

Monet of the Day: FROST, 1885

Submitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Mon, 02/26/2007 - 22:16.
 
   

A limited palette and an intimate, close up view of nature make this an arresting modern work. In January of 1885 Monet experienced weather something like what we had in Cleveland just two weeks ago. Temperatures in France that month were unusually cold, averaging around 21 degrees and snow altered the landscape close to Monet's home in Giverny. Winter scenes were popular among the Impressionists and Claude Monet had painted his first in 1865, very early in his career.

Lake Erie Pollution Observations From a 4 year old - Brown City Dead Lake Vol. 1

Submitted by Zebra Mussel on Sat, 02/24/2007 - 21:49.

I just uploaded the latest in a series of ultra-low-rez pollution centric "shock and awe" videos.   Surf into Buckeye Sustainability Institute's blog, see the aerial photo of Sims Park, and watch the video of the pollution spewing out of an outfall there, a dead fish, and my 4 year old daughters observations.

SPRAWL ANTIDOTE - TRANSIT ORIENTED DESIGN AT LEVIN COLLEGE, CSU

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 02/24/2007 - 00:35.
   

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority on Thursday, February 22, 2007 sponsored a free presentation and discussion at the Maxine Levin College of Urban Affairs at CSU.  This presentation is another accomplishment in the Levin College’s public engagement efforts.  While Case used to benefit from the PR of such fora at  the Weatherhead Regional Economics Institute (REI), the termination of the REI programs by Case has CSU now benefiting from the hundreds of citizens attending the Levin College presentations. 

Monet of the Day: Garden at Sainte-Adresse

Submitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Wed, 02/21/2007 - 18:00.
   

    Claude Monet's paintings are pretty. For this reason some people love his work and other dismiss it as decorative and superficial. "Monet in Normandy", the exhibition on now at the Cleveland Museum of Art, brings us over 50 works by one of the world's best known painters and presents them in an intellectual manner that may even make you see those water lily tote bags and umbrellas in a different light.

Human and Animal Waste to Save the World: The Ultimate (Biorecycling) Solution?

Submitted by Sudhir Kade on Wed, 02/21/2007 - 14:54.

Just a few thoughts regarding questions I raised and a concept I originated at the recent Food symposium at Cleveland Botanical Garden.  As we prepare the groundwork planning and infrastructure to activate the Genesis Project -  Link: http://realneo.org/news/2007/02/05/project-genesis-garden-of-eden-ii , it makes perfect sense to resolve our 'Fecal Matter'.

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ARCHITECTS MVRDV SURFACED IN 2004 AT REI TUESDAYS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 02/21/2007 - 13:37.

MVRDV several years back produced a book titled Regionmaker.  The book was brought to my attention via Bill Scheele who presented during some of the very first colloquia at REI Tuesdays.  Bill initially saw the book at a book store on the West Coast, and purchased it because of the book’s unique use of dual languages (Dutch on the left page, English on the right hand page) and the use of binding the book together with different colored pages ( to distinguish the different chapters)  When I read through the book I told Ed Morrison that Regionmaker included a  thesis  confirming (with mathematical precision) Mr. Morrison’s “Quality Connected Spaces” economic stimulation philosophy.   Bill’s  newCAT  (interesting that MVRDV was under discussion in 2004 at REI, while it just hit the radar with CIA in 2007) was itself an effort to improve the local technology economy through expertise in digital art.   But back to MVRDV - if MVRDV designs their CIA University Circle job with the same high level of  innovation with which they designed their Regionmaker book - then we will have unique and stimulating architecture here in Cleveland.

TOLEDO WANTS TURBINE BLADE TEST FACILITY - CLEVELAND WANTS CASINOS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 02/21/2007 - 11:45.

        Sarah Taylor (via Fletcher Miller)  just brought this news to my attention.  The Toledo Regional Growth Partnership  has an application submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory to design, construct and operate a facility capable of testing wind turbine  blades up to 100 meters in length. 

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

Submitted by Phillip Williams on Wed, 02/21/2007 - 01:45.

I just came accross this video as a post on neonlug.org and though everyone here might get something from it.

Enjoy:

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BLOG TECH BLOG TALK SATURDAY FEB 24 UC ARABICA 1:30

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 02/19/2007 - 13:38.

Northeast Ohio bloggers and would-be bloggers - all are invited to Arabica- University Circle(upstairs) this Saturday, the 24th from 1:30 -3:30.   We will help anyone who's interested  learn  technical skills:how to post images, events, use the embedded email program and more.  This is an opportunity for readers and contributors to get to know one another face to face. Complimentary coffee and pastries. An RSVP and/or a submission of suggestions for technical help needed via "write to author" (at the bottom of this post) would be helpful.

Video dance of the day: Pilobolus on TEDTalks

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 02/18/2007 - 02:14.

Here is the first video dance I've seen packaged up with promo sponsor ads at the beginning and on the player - so, if this funds good content, is that bad? We'll see this tested more and more every day... for now, see what you think of what the sponsors like...

Hoodwire... Low income wireless not next... now!

Submitted by Phillip Williams on Sat, 02/17/2007 - 21:16.

In this world of privledged access, it was awesome to see the fine people at hoodwire come to light.

The following current TV video will give you a great idea of how people are making wireless access happen now.  The world of t-mobile pay to surf will sone be numbered.  There is so much available bandwidth in the USA now - there is no reason that only the wealthy should be able to use it.

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Cleveland's 2 Leadership Challenges

Submitted by Ed Morrison on Sat, 02/17/2007 - 05:36.

(The substance of this post appeared as a comment on Brewed Fresh Daily.)

In economic development, Cleveland faces two leadership challenges.

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Managing the Hidden Costs of Sprawl

Submitted by Ed Morrison on Fri, 02/16/2007 - 10:13.

The substance of this post appears as a comment on Brewed Fresh Daily.

Northeast Ohio is not dealing well with sprawl. A large part of the challenge comes in reconciling different perspectives on a complex issue.

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