Annual wind report confirms tech advancements, improved performance, low wind prices
Wind energy pricing for land-based, utility-scale projects remains attractive to utility and commercial purchasers, according to an annual report released by the US Department...
Distributed wind power keeps spinning, growing
America's use of distributed wind -- which is wind power generated near where it will be used -- continues to grow, according to the...
Extreme heat linked to climate change may adversely affect pregnancy
A systematic review links extreme heat exposure to changes in gestation length, birth weight, stillbirth and neonatal stress.
Laser mapping project shows effects of physical changes in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys
Researchers have publicly released high-resolution maps of Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys, a globally unique polar desert.
Proposed wind tax hike refuses to blow away.
Like the walking dead in a zombie thriller, the idea of raising Wyoming’s wind generation tax refuses to go away. No matter how many...
In Chicago and Iowa, contrasting tales of building a clean energy economy.
As former industrial communities seek to rebuild their economies around clean energy, two cities in the Midwest provide examples with starkly different outcomes.
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Piedmont moving ahead to update Climate Action Plan.
PIEDMONT — Piedmont’s current Climate Action Plan, a plan the city goes by to help public and private entities as well as its citizens...
‘Fingers crossed’ for strong turnout against offshore drilling at last-minute North Carolina hearings.
Starting tonight in Wilmington, Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration is hosting three public hearings this week on President Trump’s tentative plans to allow drilling off...
Climate change may confuse plant dormancy cycles
Perennial plants in the Midwest are well attuned to their surroundings. They hunker down all winter in a dormant state, just waiting for a...
Replace your electric bill with a flat-rate, monthly subscription to wind power.
A new startup, Inspire, is throwing its hat into the clean-energy supply ring and offering a different option: a Netflix-style subscription to wind power....
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