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It isn’t just the utility scale wind market that experienced record growth last year. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has reported that the U.S. market for small wind turbines – capacities of 100 kilowatts (kW) and less – grew 78% in 2008, with a total of 17.3 megawatts (MW) of new installed capacity.

U.S. manufacturers sold about half of all small wind turbines installed worldwide last year. “The U.S. wind industry is a growing bright spot in our domestic economy, and the small wind sector is no exception,” said Denise Bode, AWEA’s CEO. See Full Story wind, wind power, renewable energy, wind, wind power, renewable energy, wind, wind power, renewable energy, wind, wind power, renewable energy,wind, wind power, renewable energy,

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A new report from the European Environment Agency has concluded that wind power’s potential in 2020 is as much as three times greater than Europe’s expected electricity demand, rising to a factor of up to seven times demand by 2030…

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If you listened to the Sunday morning talk shows this weekend you probably heard newest sound byte in the argument against government sponsored health insurance option:

“The plan will put a bureaucrat between you and your doctor.”

Two things amaze me about this. First is that conservatives are actually spewing this nonsense. The second is that those in favor of a government sponsored health insurance option are not pouncing all over this argument. Right now, a corporation whose priority is making a profit stands between you and your doctor. Health insurance companies put up as many obstacles as they can get away with [Read more →]

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Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnel is leading the GOP opposition against a government-run health insurance option that will guarantee coverage to all Americans. He cites to key reasons for GOP opposition:

1. “Private insurers can’t compete with a government plan”
2. The GOP doesn’t want the government to come between you and your doctor

Let’s think about this a minute.

Currently private insurers do come between you and your doctor, but that’s OK with Senator McConnel. These private insurers tell doctors what drugs they may prescribe, what diagnostic tests they may order, and what treatments are medically necessary; all while showing a profit for their stockholders. But the GOP is right about one thing, private insurers will not be able to compete with a government plan—unless of course private insurers start putting people before profits.

I guess Senator McConnel and the Republicans still don’t think much of Medicare either. You know that government run health insurance that has successfully provided medical coverage for millions of older Americans. I hear it has been working pretty well  for over 40 years.

The bottom line is that the GOP wants to protect the health of the insurance companies more than they want to protect the health of American people.

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Every year approximately 4 billion prescriptions are written in the United States with more than 8 million patients experiencing adverse reactions to these drugs. Fortunately most of these side effects are mild and transient. But for a small percentage of patients they can be harmful, even life-threatening.  If you’re like most people you probably take your doctor’s prescription without asking any questions, go to the pharmacy, get it filled and then take the medicine (hopefully following directions on the label). But do you know all that you need to know about your prescription medication?

For instance, did your doctor tell you what to expect, when you may begin to feel better and why he/she felt you needed the medication. Did you hear about what side effects you may experience and what you should do if you have any? Did you discuss alternatives to this medication, either another medication or another approach, such as a change of diet or exercise you can try?

Here are a few things you can ask your physician and/or pharmacist about your medicine. [Read more →]

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In today’s NY Times Economist Paul Krugman offers Congress two important pieces of advice as they try to reform our national health care: “Don’t trust the insurance industry” and “Don’t trust the insurance industry.” Truer words could not have been written, especially when appealing an insurance claim. [Read more →]

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