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Wind Farm Health Impacts Dismissed in Court
From the AWEABlog.org, a guest blog post by Mike Barnard, Senior Fellow with the Energy & Policy Institute. This blog originally appeared on the Huffington Post by Barnard on August 15, 2014: Wind health impacts have been dismissed over and over again in court as opponents of wind farms attempt to prove that windContinue reading “Wind Farm Health Impacts Dismissed in Court”
Quote of the Month – Abraham Lincoln
“Of all the forces of nature, I should think the wind contains the largest amount of motive power—that is, power to move things. Take any given space of the earth’s surface— for instance, Illinois; and all the power exerted by all the men, and beasts, and running-water, and steam, over and upon it, shall notContinue reading “Quote of the Month – Abraham Lincoln”
Got Water? Wind Energy is Dry Energy
With our states jn the grip of a crippling drought, it’s time to think seriously about the incredible amount of water used to generate our electricity. Click our graphic to learn more about how wind energy can save water for other life-sustaining uses.
Wind Coalition Urges State Regulators to Promote Home-Grown Energy Options
Texas regulators from the Texas Public Utility Commission, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are meeting jointly today to hear invited testimony on proposed federal emissions rules promulgated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. As these regulators — and regulators acrossContinue reading “Wind Coalition Urges State Regulators to Promote Home-Grown Energy Options”
Quote of the Month – Mayor Bob Dixson
“The 100 percent of the consumption of the city of Greensburg is from alternative energy, the wind…. It’s not an issue of whether it’s Democrat or Republican, or up or down or about right or left. It’s about out our issue to leave legacy for future generations.” – Greensburg, Kan., Mayor Bob Dixson (R)
A Vote Against Wind Is a Vote Against Kansas
Kansas lawmakers are facing down an anti-wind campaign, funded by polluters looking to protect their pocketbooks. Their campaign has been filled with dirty tricks, misrepresentations, and political intimidation — but Kansas’ legislators are following the facts about wind power in America’s windiest state. They know that a vote against wind is a vote against Kansas!Continue reading “A Vote Against Wind Is a Vote Against Kansas”
In Oklahoma, Wind Power is No Longer “Alternative” Energy
The following editorial was presented in the April 13, 2014 edition of The Oklahoman, penned by Curt Roggow. Roggow, of Hillsdale, Oklahoma, is the Oklahoma public policy director for The Wind Coalition, a nonprofit association that encourages development of wind energy resources in the south-central United States. He is a former Republican member of theContinue reading “In Oklahoma, Wind Power is No Longer “Alternative” Energy”
Fact checking is an important part of the deliberative legislative process. In that vein, below are some of the facts regarding Kansas’ renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Despite the factual reports conducted by our own Kansas Corporation Commission, opponents of renewable energy – specifically wind energy – continue to spread dishonest information in the TV adsContinue reading
Wind Generation in ERCOT Tops 10,000 MW, Breaks Record
(From ERCOT) AUSTIN, TX – March winds brought a new wind power record to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region Wednesday evening, March 26, when instantaneous output reached a record 10,296 megawatts (MW) at 8:48 p.m. At the time the new record was set, wind generation was providing nearly 29 percent of theContinue reading “Wind Generation in ERCOT Tops 10,000 MW, Breaks Record”