Rock Port News

Near Langdon, Missouri, local emergency volunteers aid the victims of a road accident, calling in a helicopter to airlift one of the injured to a hospital in Omaha.

Oh sure, Rock Port, Missouri managed to snag the title of being " 100% wind powered ," but Texas' new plan will make the Show Me state's gusty initiatives look awfully weak.

The former manager of a Nebraska co-op grain elevator faces federal charges in connection with the theft of corn and soybeans.

Four wind turbines supply all the electricity for the small town. Rock Port's 100% wind power status is due to four wind turbines located on agricultural lands within the city limits of Rock Port .

A committee charged with determining what kind of tax incentives Sullivan County should offer a wind energy committee has been delayed.

Unlike Rock Port, Missouri , the entire state of Delaware won't be 100-percent wind-powered after Bluewater Wind constructs a $1.6 billion wind park just off its shore, but the state will be able to "light ...

Vehicles pass by construction Thursday evening on southbound Interstate 29. The Missouri Department of Transportation is working on summer projects.

Unlike Rock Port, Missouri , the entire state of Delaware won't be 100-percent wind-powered after Bluewater Wind constructs a $1.6 billion wind park just off its shore, but the state will be able to "light ...

' Northwest Missouri is slated to receive its second interstate welcome center sometime in the next few years.

In my last piece for HuffPo Green , I looked at how much solar power was potentially available to us.

Lightning lights the sky Thursday night on northbound Interstate 29. A double-trailer truck was turned on its side by strong winds.

A.J. Fisher cleans up the Conoco gas station in Wathena, Kan., after a storm tore the roof off the building and rain fell inside of the store.

Nine confirmed tornadoes touchdown in the Midland Empire Thursday night. The Tornadoes tore through parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.

Rural Rock Port, Mo., looks like just about any small farm town -- with mostly cattle pastures and cornfields.

“It doesn't pollute the environment, it provides tax revenue, creates jobs. I don't see a downside”

At 265 feet tall, four gleaming white wind turbines tower over the tiny farm town of Rock Port, Missouri, like a landing of alien intruders. via Reuters

Rock Port, Missouri may only have a population of 1300, but it claims a title that no other community in the U.S. can - all of its energy is generated by a renewable resource . via CoolTown Studios

A 43-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when her vehicle drove off the south side of a private drive and struck a fence early Friday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. via St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO

“You'll get a list of people that are within your preferences, within a certain area, the miles, how far out from where you live, from where you work, all you see is the first names so it protects your privacy.”

As gasoline burns deeper holes in the pockets of motorists, more people are looking into options like carpooling to ease the strain on their transportation dollars. via WOWT-TV Omaha

Jim April 28, 2008 Following the opening of a new 5 MW four-turbine wind farm last week, Rock Port, a town of 1,395 in North West Missouri, has become the first U.S. town to get all its electricity from wind ... via The Energy Blog

“The number-one thing we need to have a national policy that says we encourage renewable energy. Right now we have a hodge podge policy, what we do consistent is help the oil and coal companies”

It wasn't a ribbon cutting ceremony, it wasn't a ground breaking-- it was all about throwing a switch. via KOMU-TV Columbia