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How Wind Power is Saving Millions During Polar Vortex

How Wind Power is Saving Millions During Polar Vortex

By Michael Goggin For the second time in two weeks, wind power once again kept consumers’ energy costs down as extreme cold drove energy prices to record highs across much of the eastern U.S. Electricity and natural gas prices skyrocketed to 10 to 50 times normal across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states as […]

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    Three Ways New York Made Environmental History in 2013

    Three Ways New York Made Environmental History in 2013

    By Rory Christian As New York dives into a new year and New York City gets a new administration, I hope you’ll join me in taking a “New York minute” to reflect on the remarkable environmental progress the city made in the last 12 months. Other cities, take note: if these environmental gains can make it […]

    Google to Power Entire Data Center With Wind

    Google to Power Entire Data Center With Wind

    Whether investing in a new project or powering its own facilities, Google Inc. seems like it’s never far away from renewable energy. The trend continued today when the search engine and tech company announced plans to power one of its data centers solely with wind energy. Google will purchase wind power from four wind farms […]

    Wind Subsidy Cuts Could Thwart Germany’s Renewable Energy Revolution

    Wind Subsidy Cuts Could Thwart Germany’s Renewable Energy Revolution

    Germany’s energy minister is expected to propose cuts to renewable energy this week, despite the country’s standing as the leader in solar less than two years ago and its record-breaking day for wind power last month. Leaked documents, believed to be prepared for a conference spanning tomorrow and Thursday, show that Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel wants to cut aid for onshore […]

    Groups Debunk Myths About Wind Power’s Impact on Wildlife

    Groups Debunk Myths About Wind Power’s Impact on Wildlife

    By John Anderson Wind energy has the lowest environmental impacts of any source of electricity generation, with modern wind power plants collectively being far less harmful to birds than radio towers, tall buildings, and numerous other human-made objects. That fact aside, there’s no doubt about it: as a renewable energy leader, wind power is held […]

    Six Developing Countries Get $41 Million in Loans to Deploy Renewable Energy

    Six Developing Countries Get $41 Million in Loans to Deploy Renewable Energy

    Six renewable energy projects in developing countries will soon become realities, thanks to $41 million in financing. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) used suggestions from an advisory panel to hand out the loans to complete projects that will deploy wind, solar, hydro and biomass technologies, according to […]

    Whole Foods Commits $25 Million to Local Producer Loan Program

    Whole Foods Commits $25 Million to Local Producer Loan Program

    Whole Foods Market is loaning millions to ensure that even more products from local growers, producers and artisans make it to the shelves of their 370-plus stores around the globe. The retailer has announced a $25 million boost to its popular Local Producer Loan Program. Since the program’s 2007 inception, Whole Foods has aided 155 local producers […]

    NFL to Host ‘Greenest Super Bowl Ever’ at MetLife Stadium

    NFL to Host ‘Greenest Super Bowl Ever’ at MetLife Stadium

    Regardless who wins the tilt between Denver and Seattle, this year’s Super Bowl is sure to be the greenest one yet. All the waste oil generated from food production on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ will be converted into biodiesel fuel and all food scraps will be composted, according to the […]