In February and March, the United States Congress struck a blow to domestic alternative energy production, which is already resulting in stalled economic growth and job losses. Congress missed a chance to extend the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind power generation. Read more: Congress Needs to Pass PTC Extension – Soon … [Read more...]
Wind Industry Looks to Karl Rove for Answers
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Oh, to be a fly on the wall when Republican strategist Karl Rove sits downs with Obama's former press secretary Robert Gibbs for a conversation about politics and, and, …. The rest is here: Wind Industry Looks to Karl Rove for Answers … [Read more...]
Renewable Energy Generation is Big Business in Kenya
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Take an exponentially rising need for clean, reliable energy; add a new renewable energy feed-in tariff (REFITT); and then consider erratic weather conditions that have affected over-relied upon hydropower generation in Kenya and you get an influx of interest in renewable energy by Independent Power Producers (IPPs). More: Renewable Energy Generation is Big Business in Kenya … [Read more...]
Bipartisan Congressional Leaders to Ways and Means: Act Now on PTC
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Leaders of a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill last week joined the U.S. wind power industry to sound an urgent call for the House Ways and Means Committee to find a vehicle as soon as possible for extending the successful Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy — and avert thousands of layoffs already beginning in factories across America. Visit link: Bipartisan Congressional Leaders to Ways and Means: Act Now on PTC … [Read more...]
Wind Farms Might Have Warming Effect
April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Large wind farms might have a warming effect on the local climate, research in the United States showed on Sunday, casting a shadow over the long-term sustainability of wind power. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels contribute to global warming, which could lead to the melting of glaciers, sea level rise, ocean acidification ... See the article here: Wind Farms Might Have Warming Effect … [Read more...]
