Not everyone gets a second chance—but High Plains Technology Center Wind Energy student Sam Bence did. His story shows how opportunity, hard work, and proper training can change everything. Read Sam’s full story below From High Plains Technology Center in Woodward, Oklahoma: https://www.hptc.edu/high-plains-highlights/windenergy “Not everyone gets a second chance. I did. I grew up inContinue reading “A Place That’s Changing Lives—Right Here in Oklahoma”
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Sabin Center at Columbia University Law School Releases Report Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles
From Columbia University Law School: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/news/sabin-center-releases-new-report-rebutting-33-false-claims-about-solar-wind-and-electric Achieving the United States’ ambitious emissions reduction goals depends in large part on the rapid adoption of wind and solar energy and the electrification of consumer vehicles. However, misinformation and coordinated disinformation about renewable energy is widespread and threatens to undermine public support for the transition. In a new report, the Sabin Center identifies and examinesContinue reading “Sabin Center at Columbia University Law School Releases Report Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles”
Watch APA Book Talk with Ernest Scheyder
Author of “The War Below: Lithium, Copper and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives” A recording is now available to watch the recent ‘APA Book Talk’ with Ernest Scheyder, a reporter for Reuters and author of the new book, “The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives”, which examines the roleContinue reading “Watch APA Book Talk with Ernest Scheyder”
Seventeen Cities Across Texas Celebrate Clean Energy Week
October 12, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Sarah Smallwood, 405-206-7693 Seventeen Cities Across Texas Celebrate Clean Energy Week AUSTIN – Seventeen geographically and politically diverse cities across Texas recently celebrated National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) with local proclamations. These measures are dedicated to recognizing the impact that proactive policymaking, energy industry jobs, and technologicalContinue reading “Seventeen Cities Across Texas Celebrate Clean Energy Week”
The Path to a Carbon-Free Grid: Register Today for the 2022 ACORE Grid Forum
The Advanced Power Alliance is proud to support the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) in hosting the ACORE Grid Forum in Washington, D.C. on October 13. Join us as regulators, grid operators, utilities, developers and other experts convene to examine the near-term gaps and long-term priorities for infrastructure on the path to a carbon-freeContinue reading “The Path to a Carbon-Free Grid: Register Today for the 2022 ACORE Grid Forum”
2014 Renewable Energy Law Conference Announced
The Wind Coalition is proud to be a supporting organization for the 2014 Renewable Energy Law Conference to be held in Austin, Texas. Join leading attorneys and industry experts in wind, solar and storage at Renewable Energy Law in Austin for two days of the latest developments affecting renewable energy in Texas and nationwide. 2014Continue reading “2014 Renewable Energy Law Conference Announced”
Texas A&M University School of Law Hosting Symposium on Wind Farming
Texas A&M Journal of Real Property Law Presents Wind Farming: Obstacles to Planning and Development November 15, 2013 – 8:30am-4:00pm Texas A&M University School of Law Fort Worth, Texas Texas A&M University School of Law is hosting a symposium on November 15, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. The symposium is the third in a seriesContinue reading “Texas A&M University School of Law Hosting Symposium on Wind Farming”
NRDC Studies American Wind Farm Job Creation
Read a Copy of the Report Here: NRDC: American Wind Farms: Breaking Down the Benefits from Planning to Production From the Report’s Introduction: Stand underneath a wind turbine and it’s easy to be awestruck. Above you is a structure as tall as a 30-story building, with turbines as large as a football field and blades rotating atContinue reading “NRDC Studies American Wind Farm Job Creation”
Alternative Energy Institute to Host Windy Land Owners Seminar
Windy Land Owners Seminar CONTACT: Kenneth Starcher, 806-651-2296, kstarcher@wtamu.edu Canyon, Texas – Wind energy and its many possibilities will be the topic of a Windy Land Owners Seminar Saturday, Oct. 17 at West Texas A&M University. The Alternative Energy Institute (AEI) at WTAMU will host the half-day seminar in Room 101 of the Agriculture and NaturalContinue reading “Alternative Energy Institute to Host Windy Land Owners Seminar”