Queensbridge Wind Power

This is a valid area for this application, it looks like we are going to fix the US from the bottom up. The gov is paralyzed and ignorant/out of touch whit its constituents.

Hardcore. Greenlight.

thoughtful and well put together...

Nice but too long.

I am all about being off the grid and finding alternative forms of energy. Kudos to you guys and I hope you can make the BIG APPLE a little bit more Grannysmith (Green) get it:))))))LOL

Beautifully produced, directed and edited. Unique subject matter -- highly inspirational.

yeah! i got u on top!!

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well u did it, it's your work..

but i mean, i voted yes for this pod, safari joe was number one, and i really don't like the content..

CONGRATS 4 GETTIN ON TV!

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Great edit job GL

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Go for the big ones!

may a gentle breeze of change bring renewal

good idea but the presentation of the video might be a tad bit boring for tv i greenlighted it though because overall it is a good idea.

Wind power, solar power, tidal power to ALL

What an excellent idea, and well presented.

This is a great idea. All new construction should be required to be an energy producer as well as using conservation so we don't have to retrofit them later.

This is a great idea. All new construction should be required to be an energy producer as well as using conservation so we don't have to retrofit them later.

Nicely produced and presented. I'm having issues with the content, though. The reality of designing, procuring, and installing structures on the Queensboro Bridge can be measured in huge costs. While a designer on the video can speak in general terms, no costs were presented.

While I can make no comment on the actual engineering of such a project, I can cite other projects that modified an existing suspension bridge. For instance, the city of San Francisco, the California Department of Transportation and the Golden Gate Bridge District spent nearly $2 million in just the feasibility study of a design measure that would prevent suicides from the bridge. Actual cost to complete such a modification would run millions of dollars more.

Add the complexity of actual moving parts to the Queensboro bridge highest structures will be priced in the tens of millions of dollars. Then consider the safety measures and other mitigating efforts required to protect the bridge and users from a failed turbine blade (which would weigh tons and can travel over a hundred miles an hour), you have a cost that makes the $75,000/yr cost of running the bridge lights seem like chump change.

Also, when you consider the maintenance cost of such turbines similar to those at California's Altamount and Palm Springs wind farms plus the limited electrical output, the project faces huge obstacles.

Don't want to be the one to pour cold water over this noble idea, however there are reasons not to get overly optimistic of windmills on the 59th Street Bridge.

I would love to see the idea moved to locations where wind turbines could be mounted more cheaply, safely, and at far, far lower costs.

I like the progressive thinking and the original idea on a structure we have grown used to seeing.

nice pace! well produced! GL!

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Very well made and informative. Nice job Manhattan!

Great info, excellent footage, scientific backup too

Don't you just love Big Thinking? This is big thinking and yet it seems such a simple idea.
Pure genius. Let's get it done.

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Yes! YES!

Can you imagine every bridge in America with these turbines? Innovative and wonderfully made. GL.

good content

Outstanding! This doc has extremely high production values, fantastic information and great edting. Really well made on all facets.

Good use of interviews. Interesting topic. GL.

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Great piece here, I'm surprised that 3% have voted against it. Probably CEO's of Exxon, Mobil, and Gulf... JK. Anyway, the only issue I had was, I believe, and upload issue. Some of the interview audio was less than perfect, but I don't think that was your fault. GL!

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A great use of interviews to tell a story, very relevent, very current. Nice work. And, yes, this project could be a great example for the rest of the world.

Good piece, very watchable. You might be interested in our pod about the San Francisco Trans Marc, THORN IN YOUR SIDE link
Cheers on the GL

Good piece, very watchable. You might be interested in our pod about the San Francisco Trans Marc, THORN IN YOUR SIDE link
Cheers on the GL

I already GL'd this a while back.
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I am all for this also ! Get the word out!

nice idea

It needs to be a little shorter. Cut a little out and I would GL

I will promote this with out a doubt!

I think there are two stories here. The story about the bridge is engaging and powerful. The interview segments with the expert on environmental issues are weakening the storyline. Selling global warming is important, but to a certain extent how it is being handled here is a little distracting.

I can't believe this is not on TV yet! I would Greenlight it again if I could.

This is a great concept. I really like your work, and I cant wait to see this make it to tv. GL
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GL'd. Well done, and a great idea to boot.

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Nice informative pod. Please stop those smokestacks in Queens. I opt for the wind energy any day. Green light!

Awesome idea...I wish I could come up with ideas like this...Great Job!

I think its a great idea and a huge step towards the importance of alternative energy. The film was very well done and informative with great interviews. Keep up the good work.

I love this pod because it get's people thinking about their urban landscape and how it can be enhance by alternative energy ideas. You've got my green.

I used to live in NYC and those ugly smoke stacks over by the Queensborough bridge were quite a familiar site.

I wish they would do that to the SF Bay Bridge. ! Greened it.
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very informative and interesting pod - good luck!

Nice Jjob. Good subject. GL

This was a great pod. Visually engaging and well edited to keep it moving. Content is relevant and certainly in the realm of what is needed. Great interviews… total package.

This should be plucked from the list. Straight to TV.

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Nice I have to check this out. Really cool story...I completely agree....destroy the smoke stacks!!!!

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What a great piece. Great camera shots. Great transitions. Very enjoyable. GL.

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I love every aspect of this video. It is great to see creativity explore sustainable energy. This is a huge industry (sustainable energy) that we have only brushed the surface with. Everyone in this video is very well spoken on the subject. Thanks for this.... it needs to be on TV!!!!! Please take a look at my pod on Solar Energy > link

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Excellent. I defer to the other posters that it might be a tad long.

Awesome....
This would have been on tv by this point I think if it were in environment.

I do think it is a bit long 6 min.. or so would be great.
anywho...GL

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I really enjoy pods discussing 'green' ideas. I really enjoy the commentary by the Climate Scientist. I like the discussion of the role aesthetics play in development and design in relation to efficiency and productivity. The choices of looking at bridge blueprints in 3D were a great decision.

Excellent work, look forward to more!

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this is a cool story put together with some beautiful shots.

Great POD altogether. It'd be great to put some turbines on that thing! GL!!

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Very good! GL

The information is great. I live in Queens and was very interested with the topic, but it is way too long for the amount of information you convey. It really should be cut down by a significant amount.

Seriously, what's the hold up? Why can't we do this?

GL!

Great lets do it! GL

I realize I'm getting to this pod extremely late, but I think it's wonderful and definitely deserves to be on TV. It could use a bit of a cutdown, but I think it's a great piece. GL, albeit a late GL, from me.

I'm surprised this didn't make it to television(yet). GL. It could be made considerably shorter I guess. Then it would be even more powerful and interesting.

great-- green building is the most profitable and logical way for construction to be done.everyone interested should read the book cradle to cradle. we have to change the fundamental way we look at design...

This was really neat, Great story. I loved how they made the turbines architecturally pleasing as well as functional. My city has built a wind farm a little outside the town, but it not pretty. Some people complained to a local newspaper about them saying very ignorant things about them. Such as, "I sure have noticed since they built that wind farm it has been a lot more windy around here." People need to be informed what these turbines do some of the elderly think we are trying to make wind with them. This is a great video. Well done.

I would love to see this project happen. This piece was really well done, but I agree with some of the other comments that it could be shortend down a little bit...not too much, since most of what is said is important, but there are a few moments where it seems to be repeating itself.

GL.

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keep it up. I hope you do well

Very good! I love the video. Very informative and it needs to get out there more!

I used to live in Queens, and it is so true about Queens having so many towers that lets out carbon dioxide. It makes the city and Queens look ugly and unhealth. That is what we breathe everyday and that is bad.

Hopefully the Queenboro Bridge Wind project will happen because there definitely needs to be a cut down on the carbon dioxide in the city.

Overall the video was great!

Green lit! Great video that resonates Bucky's message of utilizing the ever-present energy income of the environment rather than the earth's saving account. Here's to the New Aeon. Great job!

I like the idea but get to the point, this piece is way too long.

We're building an international bridge here in Buffalo and wish the planners had taken something like this into consideration. The problem isn't that it might not work due to engineering issues, but that forward thinking environmental ideas such as this aren't even a consideration for most projects.

Greenlit it for the subject matter.

Andy Parker

I think that this is a important issue. I loved the models of the bridge. I think that it would be a great idea. I think this video is perfect the way it is and should be aired! Keep up the great work!

too long.
strip redundancy,
find a longer piece of music for your bed.
be more careful about smooth fades and timing when editing together eco lady.

Over all fantastic production values though.
This looks like a video made to find donors/funding. Was it?

Shorter would be a little better, but GREAT GREAT piece. Very important topic. Air it!!

Great idea. Hope the project suceeds. I would be interested in the amount of energy the mills would supply. The audio is not loud enough. Don't know weather it's my computer or not but other video loudness are fine.

Great piece, great video. Way too long.

Some of the interviews were not needed (for me). Love the architect, the Eco lady was a bit redundant. Like her at 5:20, not at 2:58. 4:30.

Air this one.

Great thinking.
We are also involved with "Wind" Energy as well as Alternative fuels but finding it difficult to capture the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of investors and people interested in helping to move it all forward; mostly because so much of our process is based on R&D; at least for our Wind projects which are Vertical Access systems.
If anyone has an interest and would like to know a little more I’d be happy to share some of what we are doing and what our goals are.
We have ideas related to our large cities as well as ways to help the small rural communities across our Nation. It could be a lot of fun to be a part of it somehow if you have the desire.
We look forward to seeing more of your project going forward and would be happy to help in any way we can as well.
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How large are these windmills? Judging by their relative scale in the video clip, they look quite smal. What's their rated output?
Sorry to rain on your parade, but being pro the environment doesn't mean we have to lose our sense of perspective.

I love it. I work at an online environmental news magazine and I haven't heard of this project. Greenlight it!

P.S. You might want to tag your video with relevant terms like "environment" and "wind".

I love the idea and I love progressive environmentalism, too. The documentary is well done, which makes the subject matter all the more interesting.

I could see a slightly shorter version of this show on Current. I might as well say that my family and I live here in NYC so I hope this project comes to fruition! Greenlight.