Friday welcomes some great news on how renewable energy can save us water, the Department of Defense is full-throttle on renewable energy, and Microsoft makes carbon-neutrality a core part of its business. Kate Zerrenner of the Environmental Defense Fund heads to Forbes.com to explain why renewables, especially solar and wind, are helping us save precious … Continue reading Renewables conserving water, the military →

Over the last 48 hours, wind energy played a critical role in keeping homeowners warm as grid operators across the Eastern and Central U.S. worked overtime to keep up with record-breaking winter demand. Most importantly, wind energy provided massive quantities of extremely valuable electricity when grid operators needed it most to meet demand from electric … Continue reading Wind energy helps ward off power outages →

The week is coming to a close, and coverage of wind power keeping the lights on abounds! Elsewhere, Kansans are excited for more wind energy and increased efficiency, and Vestas is readying their impressive 8-megawatt nacelle for testing. Katie Valentine at ClimateProgress gives kudos to wind energy for helping to fill in the gaps left … Continue reading With wind energy, progress is everywhere →

Rob Gramlich, Senior Vice President for Public Policy of the American Wind Energy Association, today released the following statement: “We commend Chairman Baucus and the Senate Finance Committee for putting forward a sound policy option to provide domestic energy producers with stability for the years to come.  The tax code has a century-long history of … Continue reading AWEA statement on Senate Finance Chairman’s Energy Tax Discussion Draft →

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is now accepting nominations for its 2013 Wind Cooperative of the Year Award. Nominatons must be submitted by the close of business January 15, 2014. The award will honor one electric cooperative for its leadership in wind power.

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Wind power provides remarkable economic and environmental benefits.  As a result, wind has long earned the support of Republicans and Democrats alike. That reality has become a nightmare for wind’s competitors, and as a result, people like Marita Noon, guest blogger for the fossil-funded Heartland Institute, have resorted to bullying and naysaying to harm the … Continue reading Heartland Institute →

American wind energy will finish 2013 with strong momentum for installations in the new year, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA)  U.S. Wind Industry Third Quarter 2013 Market Report. The industry experienced a painful slowdown at the beginning of 2013 as result of the scheduled expiration of the federal wind energy Production Tax … Continue reading U.S. wind energy industry shows strong momentum heading into 4th quarter →

S. Michael Holly, the chairman of Sorgo Fuels & Chemicals, Inc., has a column on Energy Trends Insider claiming that wind power’s costs in the U.S. are six times higher than accepted by authoritative sources. Mr. Holly’s analysis contains a number of major errors which, taken together, account for his wild exaggeration. Mr. Holly claims … Continue reading Sorgo’s Holly wildly exaggerates cost of wind power →

On Wednesday, October 30th at 10:45am EST, veterans from across Ohio will join the energy security campaign Operation Free for a press conference at the state capitol. The veterans – many employed in the wind industry – will be visiting the capitol to inform legislators about the economic and energy security benefits of renewable energy … Continue reading Ohio Veterans to Descend on State Capitol to Push for Clean, Homegrown Energy →

You have three apples on your kitchen counter, nestled amongst various other fruit. Two are red, and one is green. Can we safely conclude that 66% of all apples are red? If you answered yes, then you’ll relish this article in the Australian Financial Review: “Rural landholders across Australia may face a disappearing pool of … Continue reading Whipping up fear about wind farms: The property value stigma →

The opinion piece by Marc Brown (“Wind power not competitive with conventional sources” Oct. 8), formerly with the Koch brothers-funded Freedom Works and now the head of an anti-clean energy group, that refuses to disclose its funding sources, relies heavily on debunked fossil fuel industry propaganda in its attacks on wind energy. computer softwares First, … Continue reading Wind energy is a good deal →