Slashing Energy Use, Maintaining Comfort A Winning Combo
The Wichita U.S. Courthouse wins the 2013 Better Buildings Federal Award by cutting energy intensity 20 percent through no-cost and low-cost measures.
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Kansas Bill Hopes To Outlaw Sustainable Development
A recently proposed a bill would outlaw the use of Kansas taxpayer dollars for anything that could be construed as sustainable development.
Kansas Renewable Portfolio Standard Withstands Attacks
Upon a second review, the Kansas House Energy and Environment Committee voted 10-9 to table a bill which would have repealed the 20 percent target of the RPS.
Renewable Energy Standards Challenged In Midwest Region
The Buckeye State is among a few Midwestern battlegrounds where lawmakers associated with a conservative policy group are working to freeze, repeal, or otherwise weaken renewable energy policies.
Sorghum Biofuel Gets ‘Advanced’ Ticket To Your Gas Tank
The U.S. needs more advanced biofuels under its renewable fuel standard, and the EPA says grain sorghum, under certain circumstances, can fill the bill as a feedstock.
Zombie-Proof Condos In Kansas Sold Out
Want to ride out the apocalypse in a former missile silo equipped with off-grid power, fresh food and air, and even a Jacuzzi? You’ll have to get in line.
Kansas Wind Farm Unleashes The Turbines
The 200-megawatt Caney River Wind Farm in Elk County, Kansas, will power 70,000 homes, and provide funding to protect the state’s tallgrass prairie habitat.
Can Wind Power, Wildlife Get Along?
A peer-reviewed study by the Nature Conservancy’s Kansas chapter says that with thoughtful siting and some mitigation, wind power and wildlife can coexist.
Siemens Loves Kansas, Opens New Wind Center
Siemens, which already manufactures nacelles in Kansas, has now opened a big wind-energy storage and distribution center in the state.
Caught on Film: High School Turbine Raising
See Eudora High School in Kansas put up a wind turbine in just over three minutes, thanks to the miracle of time-lapse video.