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• CIB, DNREC’s Division of State

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    CIB, DNREC’s Division of State Parks, and Flexera Energy
    celebrate wind energy partnership
    -Two wind turbines installed at Delaware Seashore State Park-

               

    Indian River Inlet, DE - Aug. 20, 2009: Standing at about 45 feet tall, two new wind turbines turn steadily in a stiff breeze at Delaware Seashore State Park.  One turbine provides power to the Center for the Inland Bays and the other is connected to the cottages at Indian River Marina.

    Today, Governor Jack Markell, Senator Tom Carper, Congressman Mike Castle, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, State Parks’ officials and other dignitaries visited the CIB to recognize the recently completed wind energy project.
    
    “This wind turbine partnership represents another way that the State of Delaware is leading by example as we accelerate towards a new energy future for our state and nation,” Governor Markell said. “These projects will tangibly demonstrate to visitors the crucial role that we each can play in protecting our environment and strengthening our economy by adopting renewable energy systems.”
    
    “The Inland Bays are a treasure that must be protected,” said Secretary O’Mara. “Harnessing clean, renewable energy sources will create new economic opportunities while showing residents and visitors that it is possible to reduce pollution that adversely affects air and water quality, as well as harms the health and welfare of local residents. This project will serve as an important symbol tht clean power is critical to the state’s environmental and economic future.”
    
    Parks’ Director Charles Salkin said, “Our role is to educate visitors about the importance of protecting and preserving Delaware’s natural resources. We want our visitors at Delaware Seashore State Park to get excited about wind energy. We also see this as a first step towards several larger projects that will enhance the environmental benefits and reduce the costs of our Park operations.”
    
    The Center for the Inland Bays and the Division of Parks and Recreation selected Flexera Energy to participate in the wind energy demonstration project.  Flexera completed installation of the Skystream 3.7 utility-connected, horizontal axis turbines in mid-July.  The turbines have a 12-foot rotor diameter and an average rated capacity of 2.4 kilowatts.  Each turbine is projected to generate about 5,600 kWh of power annually in average daily winds of 12 mph. This renewable energy production equals a projected offset of about 28,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

    “Flexera is very excited to have had the opportunity to install these two wind turbines at the Indian River Inlet. These elegant machines will be supplying power to the Center for the Inland Bays and State Park for many years to come. In addition the turbines will be an important educational resource for the people of Delmarva, demonstrating the viability of wind power as an environmentally friendly and economically competitive power source for Coastal Delaware.  This is a great example of how government initiative, nonprofit research, the public good and private enterprise are all converging to create a new green economy in Delaware," said Ben Farr, Vice President of Flexera Energy.

    Ed Lewandowski, CIB Executive Director, said, “This project has been a terrific fit for our location in that wind is something that we deal with just about every day at Indian River Inlet; it’s great to see it finally put to some productive use.  It’s also a wonderful complement to the 11.0 KW solar energy system that we had installed at our headquarters facility.  We hope to inspire other local businesses and homeowners to do whatever they can to reduce their carbon footprint.”

    The CIB used a 2005 State Bond Bill appropriation to cover the project costs.  Since its opening three years ago, the Center’s headquarters has served as a demonstration facility for environmentally-friendly design and operation.

    For more information about this project, please contact the Center for the Inland Bays at (302) 226-8105 or visit its facility on the north side of Indian River Inlet at Delaware Seashore State Park.

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• Identifying High-Risk Chemical

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    Greenpeace Press Conference in Wilmington (Tuesday 8/18)
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    August 12, 2009
    
    
    New Research to Identify High-Risk Chemical Facilities in Delaware
    
    Residents, Greenpeace to Call on Senator Carper to Support Legislation and Prevent Chemical Disasters
    
    
    WHO:    Lisa Sherman, Teacher, Delcastle Technical High School, Local Emergency Medical Professional, Invited Brian Turnbaugh, Environmental Right-To-Know, OMB Watch, Tracy Wax, Organizer, Greenpeace
       
    WHAT: Greenpeace and community members will hold a press conference at the East Side Charter School in Wilmington, where they will identify the high-risk chemical facilities that each put 10,000 or more citizens at risk in Delaware. A 2’ x 3’ map will be available onsite to illustrate the proximity of the high-risk facilities to population centers. Case studies of chemical facilities that have converted to safer alternatives will be presented.
    
    WHERE:     East Side Charter School, 3000 N Claymont St, Wilmington, DE 19802
               
    WHEN:    Tuesday, August 18, 2009,  11:00 AM
    
    WHY: Chemical facilities are one of Delaware’s biggest security vulnerability. According to the government, an attack or accident at one of these plants could release a toxic cloud or plume that would be hazardous for up to 20 miles downwind and put 100,000 people at risk of death or injury within the first 30 minutes of the incident. This fall, legislation before Congress proposes to make the facilities safer with standards for using safe and cost-effective alternatives to the most lethal agents.
    
    On June 23rd of this year, the House Committee on Homeland Security agreed to a bill (H.R. 2968) that could make the highest risk plants safe by using “inherently safer technologies” (IST), or safer chemicals. The House Energy and Commerce Committee will next take up the legislation in September.
    
    Eight years after the worst terrorist attack on American soil in history, the most high-risk chemical facilities put over 100 million Americans at risk across the country. Simple, inexpensive, and common sense changes, like substituting or reducing the amount of lethal gases stored on-site, would protect millions of people from harm.
    
    CONTACT: Tracy Wax, Greenpeace, (617) 968-6217; Rick Hind, Legislative Director, Greenpeace, (202) 319-2455; Mae Stevens, Policy Analyst, Greenpeace, (202) 319-2454

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• Sustainable Energy Utility

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    Senator Harris McDowell tells how the SEU will provide immediate relief to consumers.

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