Ohio Farm-Ranch Group

Add a Comment

14 Comments

Comment by J Jay Pirko on May 25, 2009 at 3:25pm

Join Green Energy Ohio for a Clean Energy Network Meeting in Trumbull County on Tue-26-May 7-8:30 pm, in Room 117 of the Kent State University Trumbull Campus Technology Building. The meeting is free and open to the public, especially those interested in sustainability, green building and renewable energy technologies.

Scot Loveland will explain how wind turbines work and what is involved in a typical installation. In addition, Loveland will provide examples of energy savings that can be expected and help attendees determine if small scale wind is appropriate for their situations.

Loveland is in charge of Renewable Energy Projects for Tri-County Tower Service Inc. of North Jackson, Ohio. He is a high school teacher, and developed classroom curriculum based around renewable energy and green building projects.

The company installed their first wind turbine in 2003 and now considers renewable energy projects to be a full-time division of the organization. They offer complete turnkey construction of wind projects and are authorized dealer/installers for several small wind turbine manufacturers. More information about Tri-County’s products and services is available at http://www.tricountytower.com .

A question/answer session will follow the presentation. Also, we will discuss topics for future Trumbull meetings.

For more information about the Clean Energy Network and the Trumbull County meeting, contact Dave Ambrose at 330-647-3666 or ambrose@infohio.org .
The GEO Web site is http://www.greenenergyohio.org .

-Jim Pirko
OH-17 District Leader

Comment by WindEnergy7 on October 21, 2008 at 6:57pm

Home Wind Turbine Kits

Comment by Jeffrey Boeyink on October 16, 2008 at 3:17pm

ALERT: Ohio Governor Strickland signs the Pickens Pledge for Energy Independence. Please click here for my blog post on today's big announcement and use the link provided to send Governor Strickland a thank you email.

Congratulations to the Ohio supporters of the Pickens Plan for all you did to help make this happen!

Comment by Jeffrey Boeyink on October 1, 2008 at 8:09am

Hey folks: The Pickens team is actively searching for any bloggers who write on energy issues.

Perhaps they blog on this site, perhaps they have their own independent sites.

Would you please link me to any bloggers you respect who might be interested in the Pickens Plan?

Thanks.

Comment by Jeffrey Boeyink on September 23, 2008 at 3:14pm

Hello to members of Ohio Farm-Ranch Group: I am the new Pickens Plan Regional Leader for the state of Ohio and am beginning to get in touch with Pickens Plan supporters in the state. I would encourage you to visit my page.

I am looking forward to working with you and other activists in Ohio as we move forward.

Thank you for your commitment to this effort!

Comment by J Jay Pirko on September 16, 2008 at 6:15pm

Does anyone have any information on zoning or other local regulations that either permit or otherwise affect wind turbines, PV, and other energy sources?

Comment by Doug on September 11, 2008 at 11:23am

Here is a tool you can use to begin your own evaluation of wind energy in your area-

http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/where_is_wind_ohio.asp

Comment by Doug on September 11, 2008 at 11:18am

I am so glad to join a group of individuals that want to create a better Ohio and America! I believe us Ohioans are caught up in too much consumer-ism and it transfers our wealth offshore.

I purchased 5 acres and built a home on them and left 3 acres natural to help restore local beneficial instect life and give my children a chance to see a butterfly or two.

I am growing my own vegetables and intend on adding fruit trees to my more landscaped and tended yard. I need AG development advice and can help anyone with the engineering side of solar water or photovoltaics.

Together we can rid rural Ohio of empty water bottles and abandoned rusting cars and replace them with gardens and well built homes!!

Comment by J Jay Pirko on September 7, 2008 at 7:26pm

Sugarbeets produce more usable sugar per acre than corn, and already grow well as far north as Saginaw, Michigan. As a root crop, they can survive hailstorms better than any grass crop (like corn.) Corn is too valuable and expensive to produce for motor vehicle fuel.

"For a Farmer, every day is Earth Day." (Painted on a barn in Columbiana County, Ohio.)

Comment by Lee Ann Hoffman on August 9, 2008 at 7:02pm

We live in Morrow County and are VERY interested in wind power!!!! We started doing research last winter and were dismayed to discover that the grants and other types of help that had been available had ended. Argh!!! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

• 1
• 2