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6 Reasons Why Texas Leads the Nation in Wind Power

6 Reasons Why Texas Leads the Nation in Wind Power

Find out how the Lone Star state is leading the way when it comes to renewable energy. In our recent blog post, we told you how climate change is impacting the Lone Star State—with drier air, more intense droughts, longer heatwaves and heavier downpours. But Texas hasn’t just been on the receiving end of climate […]

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    6 Reasons Why Texas Leads the Nation in Wind Power

    6 Reasons Why Texas Leads the Nation in Wind Power

    Find out how the Lone Star state is leading the way when it comes to renewable energy. In our recent blog post, we told you how climate change is impacting the Lone Star State—with drier air, more intense droughts, longer heatwaves and heavier downpours. But Texas hasn’t just been on the receiving end of climate […]

    World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Gets Green Light

    World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Gets Green Light

    Offshore wind has come a long way in recent years, in large part because of how heavily the UK has invested in the technology. But most of this development has been with conventional wind technology, which requires that the turbines be mounted to the seafloor or lakebed in relatively shallow water. World’s largest floating #windfarm […]

    UK Wind Power Exceeds Coal During Storm, Continues to Break Energy Records

    UK Wind Power Exceeds Coal During Storm, Continues to Break Energy Records

    As the UK cleans up after being lashed by the remnants of Hurricane Bertha, which brought summer flooding and travel disruption, it is also reaping the benefits of a boost to the country’s wind industry brought by the storm, with output hitting near record highs. A surge in wind power say clean energy outstrip coal […]

    Windmills are Beautiful

    Windmills are Beautiful

    I have a cabin on Quadra Island off the British Columbia coast that’s as close to my heart as you can imagine. From my porch you can see clear across the waters of Georgia Strait to the snowy peaks of the rugged Coast Mountains. It’s one of the most beautiful views I have seen. And […]

    Conservation Groups to Sue Over Wind Turbine Project in Key Bird Migration Corridor

    Conservation Groups to Sue Over Wind Turbine Project in Key Bird Migration Corridor

    The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio’s Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which yesterday announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of […]