U.S. Forest Service Green Lights Vermont Wind Power Facility
After completing an extensive environmental analysis, the U.S. Forest Service has approved the construction of a 15-turbine wind energy facility on the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont.
View ArticleThe Damage Done, Part 7 — Wind Power — Really Green, or Is It Just Spin?
Wind might seem like a no-brainer as a source of green energy.
View ArticleNew Study Shows Risks of Hurricanes to Offshore Wind Turbines
Between the fall of 2010 and the fall of 2011, a team of three professors, one doctoral student, and one undergrad undertook a project at Carnegie-Mellon University to determine how dangerous...
View ArticleDonald Trump to Scottish Wind Farm: You’re Fired!
Donald Trump is building “the world’s greatest golf course” along the Scotland coast. But according to the Associated Press, “the feel-good era between New York property tycoon Donald Trump and...
View ArticleScotland Seems Pretty Serious about Sustainable Energy
I recently wrote about political leaders of Scotland butting heads with Donald Trump over the proposed wind farm that would spoil the pristine views of his planned golf course. What appears to be a...
View ArticleBreak Up Big Wind’s Subsidies
The only surefire products that the wind power industry is producing are unmet expectations and government subsidies. If wind farms were to survive based on their performance, there would be far fewer...
View ArticleCould Windshine Electric’s Turbine Revolutionize Wind Power?
A small company, Windshine Electric, believes its wind turbine is the answer to the inefficient windmills currently being used in the wind power industry. The idea just might fly; it has the backing of...
View ArticleWind Energy Industry Braces for End of Tax Credit
The federal Production Tax Credit, a major wind energy tax subsidy, is set to expire at the end of the year. While wind energy companies and suppliers brace for life without the tax credit, the...
View ArticleUniversity of Wisconsin Professor Leads Proactive Efforts in Wind Energy...
Crucial to any new or alternative technology, education and training ensure its future. Without trained engineers for wind site development, design and construction, there simply won't be a future for...
View ArticleMore Questions Raised About Whether U.S. or China Dominates in Cleantech
Fans of the U.S. cleantech industry were high-fiving a few weeks ago in response to a new Pew report that contradicted the common belief that China is outselling America in clean technologies. But can...
View ArticleCheaper Titanium and Other Metals Could Drive Down Cleantech Costs
A British firm is the latest to attempt a simpler and more cost-effective way of reducing titanium from its oxide state. By making this metal more accessible and affordable, many industrial businesses...
View ArticleRare Earths and Other Chemicals Damaging the Environmental Value of Renewables
Renewable energy systems require the use of raw materials that are far from "green." In particular, mining rare earth minerals, which are essential for wind turbines, is a dirty business.
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