Nebraska is in the middle of the Midwestern wind tunnel, and yet it has barely made a dent with wind power. Now a new report details what it’s missing out on.
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Wind Power Spurs Jobs, Income Gains At County Level
When wind turbines go in, employment grows and incomes rise, according to a new study that looks at wind power’s local economic impact.
Conservatives: Let Wind Power Tax Credit Die
Americans For Prosperity, the Koch brothers-backed group, leads a call on Congress to allow the wind power production tax credit to expire.
Wind Power Job Losses Mount As PTC Waits
Vestas trims its Pueblo, Colo., wind tower workforce, the latest cutback amid continued uncertainty regarding the fate of the production tax credit.
US Military: Bring On The Solar, Wind Power
The Defense and Interior departments partner to build clean-power resources on military land and open up the seas for offshore wind.
Ireland Prepares To Feed UK Wind Power Appetite
National Grid UK says yes to a grid connect with Ireland that could bring in 3,000 megawatts of wind power.
Wind Power And Health: Canada Takes A Hard Look
Instead of reviewing the literature on wind turbines and their impact on human health, Canada plans to conduct actual new scientific research.
Can Solar And Wind Power Save Our Rivers?
Making conventional electricity takes a lot water, and a report from the River Network says we can give our waterways a break by embracing wind and solar.
Sierra Club To Wind Power: We Really Love You
Karl Rove comes out in favor of the production tax credit for wind, but it’s the Sierra Club’s beefed-up backing that could make a bigger difference.
Wind Power Bigs Promise To Be Nice To Birds
The industry, taking a break in its fight to retain a key tax incentive, says it’s committed to implementing recently established siting guidelines.
Record Wind Power Deal For Aussie Energy Firm
Australian energy provider Origin Energy plans to take all the power generated by a 90-turbine wind farm with an installed capacity of 270 megawatts.
US Wind Power Surges: Boom Before The Bust?
U.S. wind power installations shot up in the first quarter, but the industry fears what might come when a key tax incentive expires at the end of the year.
Wind Power Tax Credit Passage Made Easy: Buy Off Republicans
EarthTechling columnist Susan Kraemer says clean-energy advocates need to follow the lead of the fossil fuel industry and purchase some GOP politicians.
High Altitude Wind Power Startup Soars In Test
High-altitude wind power startup Altaeros Energies sends a helium-filled shell holding a 35-foot prototype turbine 350 feet into the air and produces power.