Entries for September 2009
September 25, 2009
We are glad to see the continued efforts to development wind energy in Garfield County.
Enid/Garfield County Development Alliance has received some good feedback from the wind energy forum it held earlier this month. The forum was well attended, and was a great way to get Enid and Garfield County o...
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The Enid News and Eagle
by Joe Malan, Staff Writer
September 24, 2009
A special wind forum hosted by Enid/Garfield County Development Alliance earlier this month put Enid on the “wind energy map,” Brent Kisling said Thursday.
Kisling, executive director of the alliance, said he has received a good amount of feedback since the forum, the purpose of which was to explor...
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The Enid News and Eagle
by Joe Malan, Staff Writer
September 14, 2009
The numbers are in following last Thursday’s attempt to set the Guinness World Re-cord for simultaneous kite flying in Enid.
After totaling registration forms, Stanley Hicks, a board member of Enid Habitat for Humanity, said the city had 2,598 kites in the air early Thursday afternoon behind Autry ...
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Oklahoma Dept of Commerce
September 10, 2009
Thousands of kites were in the skies over End this week as part of an attempt to break a world record and raise awareness about the power of wind.
The event, W.O.W. Kites Over Enid, attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the most kites in the air at one time. It was also a fundraiser for ...
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The Enid News and Eagle
by Joe Malan, Staff Writer
September 10, 2009
Oklahoma, Denise Bode says, has over 80,000 megawatts of potential wind power at its disposal.
“It’s a no-brainer,” Bode said several times Thursday, about bringing wind energy companies to northwest Oklahoma.
Bode, CEO of American Wind Energy Association, along several other wind ...
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The Enid News and Eagle
by Violet Hassler, Staff Writer
September 05, 2009
With more than 100,000 people out of work in Oklahoma alone, Labor Day this year could seem less like a celebration and more of a reminder of the economic troubles of the times.
But here in Enid, where 1,184 people are listed on the Labor Department roles as unemployed, things are not so bad, said ...
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