In public venues, in news media, and in social media, anti-wind zealots continue to deliberately spread misinformation about the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) recent rules on eagles and the Eagle Conservation and Management Program. Anti-wind alarmists claim that wind power companies have been given a “free pass” to harm bald eagle populations, up to 4,200Continue reading “USFWS Eagle Rule is Sound. Misleading Anti-Wind Detractors? Not So Much.”
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Clark: Wind Coalition Response to Misleading Oklahoma Oil and Gas Industry Claims on Eagle Rule
Comments may be attributed to Jeff Clark, President and CEO of The Wind Coalition: Perhaps someday this group will get back to being advocates for oil and gas, but – for now – they want to focus on wind energy. That’s a shame when wind power and natural gas are “highly complementary” and are growingContinue reading “Clark: Wind Coalition Response to Misleading Oklahoma Oil and Gas Industry Claims on Eagle Rule”
How the FORTUNE 500 Are Driving New Markets for Clean Energy
More Companies are Choosing to Power Their Operations with Renewable Energy From AWEABlog, by Evan Vaughn What brings diverse companies like Amazon, Disney, General Motors, Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks and Walmart together? They’re all buying renewable energy or want to get in the market for it. From tech giants to household names, corporate America is shopping forContinue reading “How the FORTUNE 500 Are Driving New Markets for Clean Energy”
Procter & Gamble to Manufacture Iconic Brands Including Tide and Dawn with Wind Power
New Texas based wind farm to provide 100 percent of electricity to all P&G Fabric & Home Care plants in the United States and Canada. Procter & Gamble (P&G) and EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) partner to generate wind power to meet P&G’s North American Fabric & Home Care plants’ electricity demands. P&G turns theContinue reading “Procter & Gamble to Manufacture Iconic Brands Including Tide and Dawn with Wind Power”
AWEA and SEIA Publish a Handbook for the States: Incorporating Renewable Energy Into State Power Plans
AWEA and SEIA recently released a Handbook intended as a guide for states that are considering including renewable energy as a compliance tool to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed regulation of carbon emissions from existing power plants (Clean Power Plan) under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. In light of the factContinue reading “AWEA and SEIA Publish a Handbook for the States: Incorporating Renewable Energy Into State Power Plans”
Sierra Club: ERCOT Finally Values Wind Peak Capacity Using Actual Data
By Cyrus Reed – The Sierra Club | Lone Star Chapter For the last five years, the Sierra Club has been in a healthy discussion at ERCOT (Electric Reliable Council of Texas) and the Public Utility Commission of Texas over how to calculate the value of wind energy during peak demand. Opponents of wind stillContinue reading “Sierra Club: ERCOT Finally Values Wind Peak Capacity Using Actual Data”
Texas Tribune: On Environment Issues, Bush Takes More Moderate Tone
From the Texas Tribune: http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/31/george-p-bush-interview/ by Neena Satilja On the campaign trail in Texas for a little-known statewide office, George P. Bush is generally toeing the Republican Party line: He is attacking federal health care reform, decrying abortion and championing gun rights. But it is environmental policy that will be under his purview in NovemberContinue reading “Texas Tribune: On Environment Issues, Bush Takes More Moderate Tone”
Federal Court Finds Colorado Renewable Energy Standard Constitutional
DENVER – In a major victory for renewable energy and for states’ power to expand clean energy development, the federal District Court for the District of Colorado today affirmed the Colorado Renewable Energy Standard (RES), rejecting attacks based on the federal dormant Commerce Clause. The Court dismissed a lawsuit brought in 2011 that challenged theContinue reading “Federal Court Finds Colorado Renewable Energy Standard Constitutional”
Texas Wind Farms Deploy Radar So Birds, Not Feathers, Can Fly
From McClatchy Newspapers by Renee Schoof Wind on the Texas coast is tempting for energy companies. Unlike other parts of Texas – the nation’s No. 1 wind energy state – the coast has breezes that blow consistently on summer days, when energy demand peaks. But there’s risk, too. Millions of birds funnel through the TexasContinue reading “Texas Wind Farms Deploy Radar So Birds, Not Feathers, Can Fly”
The Republic: Brownback strikes deal with wind farm industry to expand Flint Hills protection area
Wichita, Kansas — More than twice as many acres of the nationally significant Flint Hills will be protected from wind farms under a deal Gov. Sam Brownback has reached with the state’s wind energy industry. The newly expanded protected area encompasses 10,895 square miles of tallgrass prairie, up from the previous 4,673 square miles, andContinue reading “The Republic: Brownback strikes deal with wind farm industry to expand Flint Hills protection area”