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"From Texas to Telaviv"; Op-Ed from New York Times

In the New York Time's Op-Ed Thomas L. Friedman discusses communities that are moving forward with the design of green-powered plug-in networks that would allow entire cities to eliminate their need for gasoline fueled vehicles. Link to NYT.com below to read about how Israel and maybe Texas are doing their parts to reduce foreign oil dependence.

Claud Matney Speaks at Texas Renewabele Energy Industries Association 2008 Conference

Matney-Frantz Engineering presents "Financing Community Sized Alternative Energy Projects" at the 2008 TREIA conference.

Abilene Reporter News covers Ballinger Independent School District's Project with Matney-Frantz

Follow the link below to read Abilene Reporter News article on Ballinger Independent School District's CREBs wind energy project.

Two Dot Wind Disputes Integration Costs with NorthWestern Energy Before the PSC

Summary of the recent ruling over integration costs for Two Dot Wind's power production within NorthWestern Energy's service area.

Claud Matney Speaks at SxSW Interactive Festival

Matney-Frantz principal engineer, Claud Matney, speaks at South by Southwest Festival

Direct Energy and Matney-Frantz Enter Partnership for Community Wind

Direct Energy, one of the largest utility providers in Texas, is committed to a sustainable future. In late July, leaders of the utility met with MFE's marketing and public relations director, and discussed partnering with the engineering firm to bring community wind to Texas school districts.

Matney-Frantz Enters into Partnership with 3TIER

Matney-Frantz signs onto a three year partnership with 3TIER, a weather data company committed to improving resource estimates for renewable energy projects.

IRS Awards 2007 CREBs

The Internal Revenue Service awarded communities that applied with Matney-Frantz Engineering for Clean Renewable Energy Bonds in 2007.

Community Wind Q&A

Answers to questions on community wind development from one of its visionaries, Claud Matney.

Community Wind

Learn the basics of community wind, from definitions to its purpose of creating energetically sustainable and self-sufficient communities.

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Frees Eight Hundred Million Dollars Community Wind Projects

The 2008 bailout package of seven hundred billion dollars includes eight hundred million for financing community wind projects with Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs).

Collaboration with Matney-Frantz Engineering Brings Tribal Ambition to Fruition, Pine Ridge Reservation Installs its First Turbine

Matney-Frantz worked with Honor the Earth and the Pine Ridge reservation to complete the communities first wind projects.

Award Winning Film Maker to Film Turbine Installation for Wind Documentary

Acclaimed documentary film maker David Dawkins will be filming KILI Wind Installation on Lakota Victory Day, June 25th.

Obama Economic Stimulus Package for School Energy Projects

 

Ballinger Texas Moves forward on March 10th

Ballinger Independent School District's is progressing with the 2007 CREBs proposed community wind project

Matney-Frantz CREBs' Project in San Angelo Standard Times

An article on Ballinger Independent School District's progress on a CREBs project was published in the San Angelo Standard Times this month.