Comments on: Urban Windmills http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/2009/08/urban-windmills/ Practical idea exchange about sustainable building development and living Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:46:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Norma Ray http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/2009/08/urban-windmills/comment-page-1/#comment-4149 Norma Ray Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:46:18 +0000 http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/?p=699#comment-4149 "I think it takes some big hairy balls to be willing to erect one of these on your block". Who is this wonderful pioneer? “I think it takes some big hairy balls to be willing to erect one of these on your block”.

Who is this wonderful pioneer?

]]> By: Billy Bob http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/2009/08/urban-windmills/comment-page-1/#comment-4148 Billy Bob Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:35:25 +0000 http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/?p=699#comment-4148 I read that windmills create high pitched noise that kills goats - we can't have a world without goats I read that windmills create high pitched noise that kills goats – we can’t have a world without goats

]]> By: schmidt http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/2009/08/urban-windmills/comment-page-1/#comment-3761 schmidt Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:14:02 +0000 http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/?p=699#comment-3761 Have you ever heard of geothermal heat pumps Serena? They run these pipes into the ground and as I understand generate heat from the stable ground temperatures near the surface. Check out this link: <a href="http://go.owu.edu/~jjromano/passivegeothermal.htm" rel="nofollow">http://go.owu.edu/~jjromano/passivegeothermal.htm</a> Have you ever heard of geothermal heat pumps Serena? They run these pipes into the ground and as I understand generate heat from the stable ground temperatures near the surface. Check out this link: http://go.owu.edu/~jjromano/passivegeothermal.htm

]]> By: Serena Beltz http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/2009/08/urban-windmills/comment-page-1/#comment-3723 Serena Beltz Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:50:51 +0000 http://www.sustainableschmidt.com/?p=699#comment-3723 We could use a windmill here in Chicago. Solar panels would not be effective 6 months out of the year but we get plenty of wind, especially without any mountains to shield us. Hmmm, I guess my question is weather proofing for the snow and extreme cold we get in Jan-March. We could use a windmill here in Chicago. Solar panels would not be effective 6 months out of the year but we get plenty of wind, especially without any mountains to shield us. Hmmm, I guess my question is weather proofing for the snow and extreme cold we get in Jan-March.

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