Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
(Photo by Steve Morse) Not to be outdone by those crazy Danish bastards out on the isle of Samso, Science Daily reports an equally crazy group of Missourian bastards in Rock Port now generate all...
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Rock Port Missouri, with a population of just over 1,300 residents, has announced that it is the first 100% wind powered community in the United States. Four wind turbines supply all the electricity for the small town. Rock Port's 100% wind power status is due to four wind turbines located on agricultural lands within the city limits of Rock Port (Atchison...
Live Science (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Rock Port, Mo. becomes first U.S. town solely powered by wind energy. Credit: University of Missouri
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
ROCK PORT, Mo. | A northwest Missouri physical education teacher and coach is facing child molestation charges.
within the crainium (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Actually, Rock Port is so small that I think you'd have to call it a village. It's located is the northwestern corner of Missouri near Iowa and Nebraska. This article leaves a lot of questions unanswered but it's interesting news....
Wall Street Pit (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
... toward generating more energy other than oil and more importantly from domestic resources - is Rock Port Missouri. According to ScienceDaily , the city of Rock Port uses approx. 13 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year. With a population of just over 1,300 residents, Rock Port has announced that it is the first 100% wind powered community in the...
Science Pal (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Written by Joshua S Hill The town of Rock Port, in Missouri, is another of the growing number of towns and cities laying claim to be powered entirely by a renewable energy. And though the small town only boasts a population of 1,300, it is the first community in the United States to be powered entirely by wind power. “That’s something to be very proud of, especially in a rural area like...
ENN: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Missouri's a pretty tough place to grow most crops. But there's one thing they've got plenty of: wind. So a small town, Rock Port, has decided to use the powerful breezes to its advantage, building four wind turbines to provide power to their town.
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
It is an unusual crop for a Missouri town, but farmers in Rock Port are busy using 75 turbines across three counties to harvest the wind. Four wind turbines supply all the electricity to the small town of just more than 1,300 residents. It is the first in the United States to operate solely on [...]
The Blade (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The small farming community town of Rock Port [pop. 1400], Missouri is claiming to be the first US town to be 100% wind driven for their electrical needs. Using about 13 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year, the town boasts that 4 wind driven turbines can provide up to 16 million kilowatt hours of power each year. But there are additional benefits to wind power which include...
Switched (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Filed under: Green Tech Oh sure, Rock Port, Missouri managed to snag the title of being " 100% wind powered ," but Texas' new plan will make the Show Me state's gusty initiatives look awfully weak. Officials at the Public Utility Commission recently okayed a plan to "build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring pollution-free energy from West Texas to urban areas."...
Best Gadgets World (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
by Darren Murph , posted Jul 18th 2008 at 6:16AM Oh sure, Rock Port, Missouri managed to snag the title of being "100% wind powered," but Texas' new plan will make the Show Me state's gusty initiatives look awfully weak. Officials at the Public Utility Commission recently okayed a plan to "build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring pollution-free energy from West...
Its Electronica (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
by Darren Murph , posted Jul 18th 2008 at 6:16AM Oh sure, Rock Port, Missouri managed to snag the title of being "100% wind powered," but Texas' new plan will make the Show Me state's gusty initiatives look awfully weak. Officials at the Public Utility Commission recently okayed a plan to "build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring pollution-free energy from West...
Gadgets Blog News (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
by Darren Murph , posted Jul 18th 2008 at 6:16AM Oh sure, Rock Port, Missouri managed to snag the title of being "100% wind powered," but Texas' new plan will make the Show Me state's gusty initiatives look awfully weak. Officials at the Public Utility Commission recently okayed a plan to "build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring pollution-free energy from West...
arnsteinblogg 2.0 (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Oh sure, Rock Port, Missouri managed to snag the title of being " 100% wind powered ," but Texas' new plan will make the Show Me state's gusty initiatives look awfully weak. Officials at the Public Utility Commission recently okayed a plan to "build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring pollution-free energy from West Texas to urban areas."...
