wind energy
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This wind turbine has no blades — and that’s why it’s better
The Vortex bladeless turbine uses the wind to vibrate instead of spin. That makes it cheaper, quieter, and more reliable than a bladed turbine.
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In the future, wind turbine blades could be made out of vegetables
Unlike some fuel sources we could name, wind power doesn’t dump tons of carbon into the atmosphere. But that doesn’t mean turbines don’t come with their own environmental issues. Those majestic, gigantic turbine blades — which start at 37 yards long and can weigh more than 15 tons — eventually wear out and have to […]
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Giant wind turbine on wheels can be set up anywhere you want
It's sort of like a Transformer wind turbine.
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The best pun about wind energy, you’re welcome
This made me laugh way, way harder than it should.
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Wind works — time to pass the Production Tax Credit
The wind industry supports more than 75,000 American-made jobs around the country, and is helping to lead the way toward America’s clean energy future. But right now Congress is holding the fate of thousands of those jobs in its hands. The Production Tax Credit (PTC), a federal policy that helps level the playing field and […]
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The surprising reason why Newark Mayor Cory Booker supports wind power
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is handsome, approachable, and once saved a lady from a fire — he’s basically the Ryan Gosling of politics. And one of the reasons people like him, even people like me who know next to nothing about his job performance, is that he’s always willing to make jokes about himself, and […]
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Wind-powered opera slightly less extravagant than regular opera
For many people, the opera is just a chance to nap in a $300 chair under a $1,500 chandelier while wearing $2,000 worth of clothes. But one opera festival in the U.K. is making sure that its extravagance is at least powered by clean energy.
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Congress toys with the future of wind energy
The same lawmakers clinging desperately to Keystone won't extend the production tax credit that keeps the burgeoning wind industry alive.
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Critical List: Sierra Club took natural gas money; solar panels made from grass clippings
The Sierra Club’s executive director, Michael Brune, revealed that from 2007 to 2010 the environmental group took more than $26 million of donations from people and companies connected to the natural gas industry. The Obama administration is moving forward with offshore wind development. Warming oceans are encouraging the growth of coral … for now.