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Wind Energy Is Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Subtitle: An industry trade group says that wind energy production in 2013 lowered carbon emissions equal to 20 million cars Images: Energy produced by wind turbines in the U.S. totaled 167 million...
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New Ohio Law Stymies Wind Energy Projects
Subtitle: Because of the new setback requirements for wind turbines, some projects are no longer feasible, say wind developers Images: Just a few weeks after rolling back renewable energy standards,...
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Maine Poised to Approve State’s Largest Wind Farm
Subtitle: The Department of Environmental Protection issues a draft order to approve the project, but it's still subject to public comment Images: Regulators from the Maine Department of Environmental...
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Turbine Towers May be Getting Taller
Subtitle: The Department of Energy is spending $2 million to find ways of making wind turbines bigger, and therefore more efficient Images: The U.S. Department of Energy will spend $2 million to...
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Wisconsin Health Board Says Turbines Pose a Threat
Subtitle: In what may be a first, a county health board finds that utility-scale wind turbines are a health risk Images: Utility-scale wind turbines have been blamed for a variety of health problems...
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Connecticut to Get Its First Utility-Scale Wind Project
Subtitle: A ruling by the state's Supreme Court clears the way for development of two small projects in the northwest corner of the state Images: Connecticut could have its first utility-scale wind...
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Study Finds No Direct Link Between Wind Turbines and Health Problems
Subtitle: A Canadian panel finds the noise made by turbines can be annoying but sees no clear link to health problems. Both sides find something to like in the report. Images: A study of more than...
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A Proposed Wind Farm in Maine Would Be the Biggest in the Region
Subtitle: A Texas company is expected to make a formal pitch to state regulators by the end of November Images: A Texas-based renewable energy company is proposing what would be largest wind farm in...
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Wind Farm Operator Mum on Bird Deaths
Subtitle: The Portland, Oregon, company is seeking an injunction that would prevent the government from releasing data Images: Pacificorp, the Oregon-based operator of wind farms in three states, has...
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Wind Farm Leaves Property Values Unscathed
Subtitle: In one recent study, researchers in Canada reviewed more than 7,000 property sales before arriving at their conclusion Images: After studying thousands of real estate transactions over...
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Floating Wind Turbines Hit Rough Seas
Subtitle: In Oregon, two utilities object to proposed rates in a pilot wind project and put federal funding at risk Images: A pilot project to bring floating wind turbines to the Oregon coast hit a...
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Continent’s Largest Wind Farm Planned in Wyoming
Subtitle: The $5 billion project would by built in Carbon County, once a top coal-producing area, by an entrepreneur with a background in oil Images: A billionaire who made at least part of his...
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Works Begins on First Offshore Wind Project in U.S.
Subtitle: The first foundation for a five-turbine wind energy project is lowered into the water off Rhode Island Images: It will be small by European standards, but the five-turbine Deepwater Wind...
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U.S. Wind Energy Prices Hit an All-Time Low
Subtitle: A study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds that the cost of wind-generated electricity has dropped below 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour Images: Declining costs for...
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Court Blows Away Permits for Wind Turbine Eagle Kills
Subtitle: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's rule allowing 30-year permits to kill bald and golden eagles has been set aside Images: On August 11, a federal court set aside the U.S. Fish and...
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