Wind Power
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U.S. opens Outer Continental Shelf to wind power
SmartPlanet News &bull Feb 4, 2012
The United States has cleared the waters for wind farms to be built in large swaths of ocean off of its mid-Atlantic Coast as part of a broader strategy to promote renewable energy development. Today, the Interior Department announced that… Full Story »
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7 Ways the Superbowl XLVI is Going Green!
Inhabitat &bull Feb 3, 2012
Read the rest of 7 Ways the Superbowl XLVI is Going Green! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "wind power", 7 ways the superbowl is going green, composting, eco superbowl, football, green superbowl, indianapolis, news, nfl, recycling,… Full Story »
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U.S. clears path for offshore wind farms
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Feb 3, 2012
Offshore wind power poses no major environmental or socioeconomic risks for the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, a new Interior Department study reports. Wind farms could soon be on the horizon for much of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast, both figuratively and literally.… Full Story »
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U.S. wind power grew 31 percent in 2011
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 27, 2012
A trade organization dedicated to advancing wind energy in the United States says that 2011 was a strong year for the industry, and forecasts steady demand throughout this year. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) found that slightly over 6,810… Full Story »
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Warren Buffett's MidAmerican opens renewable unit
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 24, 2012
MidAmerican Energy Holdings has made a handful of large investments recently in both wind and solar energy. Now the company, which is a unit of Warren Buffett'sBerkshire Hathaway, is creating a new business to handle all of its renewable energy… Full Story »
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Old Electric Car Batteries to Find Second Life on the Power Grid
TreeHugger &bull Jan 20, 2012Reincarnation for Lithium-Ion It's not because a battery pack isn't good enough for an electric or hybrid car anymore that it should go directly to a recycling plant. There are lots of potential secondary uses for batteries that can still… Full Story »
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This Sculptor Carts Junk Out of the Scrapyard, Into Artistic Stardom
Sierra Club: The Green Life &bull Jan 17, 2012
Climbing through three-story piles of scrap metal at his local salvage yard, Custom Alloy in Oakland, California, is Clayton Bailey's idea of the perfect afternoon. Digging through the masses of what many would consider junk, the artist finds inspiration to satisfy his boundless imagination. From discarded vacuum cleaners, coffee pots, and… Full Story »
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US's Largest Net Zero School Welcomes Students in Irving, Texas
Inhabitat &bull Jan 13, 2012
Read the rest of US's Largest Net Zero School Welcomes Students in Irving, Texas Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "wind power", Corgan Associates, Corgan Associates architects, energy efficient schools, Fabral Metal Wall and Roof Systems, green… Full Story »
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Sweden Announces Plans for Massive 700 Megawatt Wind Farm in The Baltic Sea
Inhabitat &bull Jan 11, 2012
Eon Nordic just announced plans to construct a massive 700 megawatt wind farm in the Baltic Sea that will take advantage of the region's high localized winds. Once it is finished, the wind farm located in Sodra Midsjobanken, Sweden will… Full Story »
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Wyoming to Get North America's Biggest Wind Farm (3000 MW)
TreeHugger &bull Jan 11, 2012Plans for what will become the largest wind farm in North America have been fast-tracked by the Obama administration. The farm, which will consist of over 1,000 wind turbines, is slated to be built in Wyoming, bringing jobs and clean… Full Story »
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Energy News Recap: Morocco Continues Big Wind Power Push, Plus Better Biofuels Though Zoo Poo
TreeHugger &bull Jan 11, 2012A bit less dramatic energy news coming down the pike this morning, but pretty interesting none the less: More warning against Canada's other tar sands pipeline (the Northern Gateway pipeline), Morocco ups its wind power ambitions while Sempra and BP… Full Story »
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Energy News Recap: 2.4 GW Seawater Pumped Hydro Project; China Ups Wind Power Target to 1000 GW
TreeHugger &bull Jan 9, 2012An innovative pumped hydro project using seawater, a first, and 2.4 GW (big!) is proposed; China ups its wind power ambitions for 2050 (a lot); a former IEAer says oil to decline shortly after 2015; Chevron smacked (again) by a judge. Here's what we've just been scanning in energy news. China… Full Story »
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Over Half of Germany's Renewable Energy Owned By Citizens & Farmers, Not Utility Companies
TreeHugger &bull Jan 6, 2012Germany's promotion of renewable energy rightly gets singled out for its effectiveness, most often by me as an example of how to do things well versus the fits and starts method of promotion common in the US. Over at Wind-Works,… Full Story »
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Renewable Energy Now Provides More US Power Than Nuclear
TreeHugger &bull Jan 6, 2012The latest figures from the Energy Information Agency are out on US sources of energy through September 30th, 2011, with some impressive gains for renewable energy. Through the first nine months of the year renewables produced just under 12% of… Full Story »
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Warren Buffett increases wind energy bet
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 6, 2012
Warren Buffett's energy company MidAmerican Energy Holdings will build 176 turbines in Iowa by the end of the year, an investment that will push its wind power capacity to 2,284 megawatts, the most of any investor-owned U.S. utility. Today's announcement… Full Story »
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Kenya's Lake Turkana Wind project receives approval after delays
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 5, 2012
Construction of a 300 megawatt (MW) wind power project is expected to be finalized and begin in April this year, according to a senior company official. Executive director Jenny Fletcher hopes the construction will start "within days", while registration agreements… Full Story »
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Apogee Stadium: US' First LEED Platinum Stadium Uses Wind Turbines to Power its Games
Inhabitat &bull Jan 3, 2012
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Five US States Now Get 20% Of Their Electricity From Wind Power
TreeHugger &bull Dec 27, 2011With the calendar year winding down, very nearly everyone, this site included, are putting out their year-in-review content-and the American Wind Energy Association is no different. It's pretty easy to get down on US renewable energy policy if you're just… Full Story »
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Q&A: Neutrogena Naturals green server uses 1/3 power of traditional one
SmartPlanet News &bull Dec 26, 2011
What do Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo, and GoDaddy all have in common? The tech giants are all running on 50,000 servers or more. Google owns more than a million. Though, Apple has a reputation for its dirty centers. While this seems like a rather small splash in the server space, Neutragena Naturals introduced its green server which… Full Story »
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Wind Power is America (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Dec 21, 2011We need wind power. It's one of the key energy sources of the future, and it's creating good jobs in an industry with near-guaranteed lasting power. But it's in trouble. So perhaps making the whole sector appear a bit more 'American'… Full Story »
