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Learn to Love: Running and Biking in the Wind
Riding my bike into a strong headwind used to make me irritable, but lately I have learned to love it. Nature is providing me with an extra challenge for free. Talk about seeing the glass half full!
Casa Quiz: LA Gets Windy
Last week, I told you about a wind farm initiative in Los Angeles, which was written about in the LA Daily News. Can you remember some of the details about it? Take this quiz to see how well your memory serves you.
Casa Verde: LA Gets Windy
While most folks think of Hollywood decadence and glamour when they think of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the US has pledged to procure 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2010. According to the LA Daily News, one critical part of this renewable equation is the construction of a wind farm in the Tehachapi Mountains, located about 100 miles north of the city. Costing an estimated $425 million, the 120-megawatt facility will feature 80 turbines as well as a new high-voltage transmission line.
Winter Exercise Tip: Head Into the Wind First
A lot of us run in one direction for 15 minutes then turn around and run back for the remaining 15 minutes. For those of us who live in windy places, this means that half of our runs are done into the wind and the other half are done with the wind at our back.
When it's especially cold outside you need to protect yourself from the elements, so start your outdoor jogs by heading into the wind on the first leg.
Dumbasses Of The Day
Our dumbasses usually hurt themselves, but these dudes hurt something a little more valuable here-- their egos. A couple of "Spencer Pratts" set out to demonstrate how a condom can hold up to the mighty thrust of the wind. What kills me is how excited they get during the demonstration, as if their own equipment is in some way responsible for the overstuffed condom we see before us.
Style for Style: The Wind Beneath My Minidress
Has anyone else been hiking up their hemline this Summer? With the plethora of dress options, I can't resist! It was time for me to show off my stems and I think every woman should chuck their jeans aside and give a dress a twirl.
All That Fluff and Your Seasonal Allergies
You might have noticed some puffy, fluffy, white stuff floating through the air and lying on the grass? You might have looked at it and anticipated your allergies going haywire. But here's the good news - it's NOT pollen.
Snowkiting - Wind and Ice Unite
Imagine being able to snowboard or ski without the mountain or the chairlifts. It's possible when you're snowkiting, holding onto a kite and using the power of the wind to propel you. It is the snowy version of windsurfing.
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Casa Verde: Texas Approves Wind Power Superhighway
According to an Associated Press article, Texas has preliminarily approved "a $4.9 billion plan to build new transmission lines to carry wind-generated electricity from gusty West Texas to urban areas like Dallas," and "build a slew of new turbines." The Lone Star State already stands as the nation's leader in wind power, generating about 5,000 megawatts with the nearly 4,000 wind turbines already in place, but a lack of transmission lines has prevented that energy from being used. The new plan will mobilize about 18,000 megawatts, "enough to power more than 4 million Texas homes."
Wind Power For Your Home
Those endless fields of windmills are becoming a more and more common sight across the country. I personally find them beautiful on a purely aesthetic level, and love them for their renewable power-generating capacity. Now, Canadian company Windterra has announced that they will be introducing residential wind turbines for California.
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