Results for keyword: wind energy
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Harness the wind, create a job
The federal government should continue to support wind power with the Production Tax Credit, which provides stability in the industry.
by Kristina Curtis and Matt Patsky, Sep 19, 2012 -
Hawk watching on the Mokelumne River
Wind energy may pose a threat to raptors as immediate as encroaching development.
by John Berry, Aug 22, 2012 -
Audio: High Country Views, episode 1
Jonathan Thompson and Cally Carswell talk wind and coal.
by Cally Carswell, Mar 09, 2010 -
How big is your backyard?
We all become NIMBYs when development threatens our favorite landscapes – even conservative oilmen like Wyoming’s Diemer True.
by Paul Larmer, Dec 15, 2009 -
Wind Resistance
Wyoming is one of the best places in the world to generate power from wind. But the wind rush is running into opposition from greens, and the fossil fuel industry.
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 15, 2009 -
Battle for the core of Wyoming
Wyoming's sage grouse protection strategy gives fossil fuel elbow room while leaving wind energy out in the breeze.
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 15, 2009 -
Blades, birds and bats: Wind energy and wildlife not a cut-and-dried issue
Wind farms are working to make their turbines less hazardous to birds and bats
by Hilary Watts, May 02, 2005 -
Los Angeles dumps coal deal
Los Angeles has decided to pull out of a deal to expand a coal-fired power plant in Delta, Utah, using the money for renewable energy instead
by Deanna Belch, Feb 07, 2005 -
Colorado voters hold the cards on renewable energy
In November, Coloradans will have the chance to vote on a citizen-proposed renewable-energy initiative, but the utilities are working hard to defeat it
by Laura Paskus, Sep 13, 2004 -
Renewable energy made simple
Rex Ewing?s book, Power with Nature: Solar and Wind Energy Demystified, is exactly what it claims to be: a practical, readable handbook on converting to renewable energy
by Linda Masterson, Feb 02, 2004
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