French maritime enthusiasts are scrambling to raise funds to save the replica of the 18th-century 32-gun frigate, L’Hermione. The Hermione-La Fayette Association says that to finance the ship’s restoration,” It’s now or never.“ The original frigate carried the Marquis de … Continue reading
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Recently, the NY Times and others have been reporting on the installation of the first commercial wind turbine in New York City. The Sims Municipal Recycling facility in Sunset Park on the Brooklyn waterfront has installed a 100 KW 160′ … Continue reading
Yesterday we posted about a proposed wind farm on New York harbor between Jersey City and Bayonne. These will not be the first windmills on the harbor, of course. In 1815 Isaac Edge finished a windmill on the banks of … Continue reading