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#102
April 8, 2010

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FIRST HALF HOUR

Updates on the IEEE Green Technology Conference scheduled for April 15-16, 2010 at the Gaylord Texan Resort Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth.

Jim Greer, Oncor Senior VP, Dallas, Texas

Greer oversees asset management and engineering for the largest electricity distribution and transmission system in Texas, to about three million homes and businesses, operating some 117,000 miles of transmission lines. Talks about Oncor's new smart meters, Take a Load Off Texas and Smart Texas Mobile Experience Center exhibits at IEEE Green Technology Conference April 15-16, 2010; bringing wind power from West Texas to metro areas, the Competitive Renewable Energy Zone, etc.

tinytechjobs

A visit to The Den of Strangers (wisdom of Eden Phillpotts)
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SECOND HALF HOUR

Science News Headlines

Updates on the IEEE Green Technology Conference scheduled for April 15-16, 2010 at the Gaylord Texan Resort Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth.

Jim Greer, Oncor Senior VP, Dallas, Texas

New transmission lines; high electric costs during peak hours coming; nuclear power; conservation of power; Greer's keynote address and importance of involvement in IEEE for young engineers, education.

Dr. Valerian Miranda, Director CRS Center for Leadership and Management in Design and Construction at Texas A&M University

Can large buildings ever operate independently from the power grid and when?

The Voice of Reason (Jon Hagar, houses from recycled tire bales)