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NEWS ABOUT: wind farm

wind farm stories: 9 news summaries



 Winds of Change 
 Could Power 
 Energy Shift 

US gets only 1% of power from wind, but that could soon change

Feb 11, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Wind turbines only provide 1% of power in the US, but advances by other nations might there's a push to up that number after the advances made by other nations. When storms pound Spain, wind-driven power provides up to a quarter of the nation's supply, driving down the cost of... More »

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Spain • renewable energy • wind power • energy costs • turbines • wind farm

 Wind Fuels Land 
 Rush in Wyoming 

Ranchers band together to negotiate better deals

Nov 28, 08 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Wyoming is in the midst of a land grab, but this time it's wind farm developers, not oilmen, who are eager to make a deal, the New York Times reports. To deal with the onslaught of offers from out-of-state developers, ranchers are abandoning a culture of self-reliance and pooling their... More »

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development • Wyoming • wind power • wind farm

 Slump May Doom 
 Clean Energy Initiatives 

Some nations could fall back on fossil fuel

Nov 25, 08 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Just as global warming initiatives were gaining serious momentum around the world, the financial crisis looks like it's undermining both the political will and the math that support them, the New York Times reports. With gas prices plummeting, US automakers may be scaling back investment in new technology. In Europe,... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • global warming • coal • fossil fuel • green energy • clean energy • Big Three • T. Boone Pickens • economy • solar panels • wind farm

Native Americans Seek Wealth From the Wind

Tribes on wind-rich land hope alternative energy boom will reshape their economies

Oct 10, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Native Americans own some of America's most wind-rich land, and tribal leaders in South Dakota and elsewhere are working to harness the natural power to cash in on the alternative energy boom, the New York Times reports. If they are successful, the projects could work transformations similar to those casinos... More »

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South Dakota • renewable energy • Native Americans • Sioux • wind farm

 Crowded Northeast 
 Looks Offshore 
 for Wind 

Short of energy and too crowded to add  plants, US looks seaward for wind farms

Sep 3, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Northeast is the most promising region of the US for major development of wind power, the Wall Street Journal reports, with large coastal cities close to strong offshore winds and a shallow continental shelf good for erecting turbines. The federal government is getting ready to lease 10 tracts of... More »

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alternative energy • electricity • wind power • wind farm • offshore development

Outdated Power Grid Blowing
Wind Energy Hopes: Experts

Creaky infrastructure not able to deliver alternative energy to consumers

Aug 27, 08 1:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The nation's outdated and congested power grid is putting a damper on plans to expand renewable energy programs, the New York Times reports. Generating power from the wind and sun is becoming easier—but getting the power to consumers who live far from the country's windiest and sunniest places remains... More »

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alternative energy • power grid • electricity • renewable energy • wind • wind power • wind farm

Mayor Aims to Make Big Apple Windmill City

Wind could supply
10% of city's power under bold plan

Aug 20, 08 2:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mayor Mike Bloomberg has unveiled a bold plan to harness alternative energy to power New York City, the New York Times reports. The mayor is calling for windmills to be built on the city's bridges and skyscrapers, and for offshore wind farms to be created that could supply 10% of... More »

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New York City • alternative energy • Michael Bloomberg • renewable energy • solar power • wind power • wind farm

(Newser) - Wind turbines are cropping up in rural New York state and threatening to pull communities apart, the AP reports. The state's largest wind energy project is worth $400 million and powers 100,000 homes; farmers get paid up to $6,600 per turbine per year to offset the sight and... More »

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sustainable development • clean energy • wind power • New York economy • wind farm • New York state

OPINION

 Let Innovators
 Light Way Out
 of Energy Crisis

Washington should learn from entrepreneurs

Jul 27, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - As oil-addicted America looks to its energy future, the nation would be wise to follow in the footsteps of two innovators offering straightforward solutions to the crisis, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times. “The Jewish Henry Ford” has a plan to turn Israel on to electric... More »

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electric cars • Thomas Friedman • alternative fuels • T. Boone Pickens • clean fuel • Shai Agassi • wind power • wind farm

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