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Proposed Cape Cod wind farm halted by Native Americans

Controversial clean energy hits major setback from area Massachusetts tribes.




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New wind turbine going on sale next month

Select Ace Hardware stores will begin selling the new Honeywell WT6500 home wind turbine next month.




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Fish hold the key to better wind farms

Wind farm power is significantly limited by how close one turbine can be to another. But a fish-like configuration could change all of that.




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Wind power careers in Wyoming

Video: Community college program trains future wind power technicians.




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President Obama visits wind turbine plant

Video: President visits a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Iowa and discusses how the administration's clean energy investments are creating jobs and i




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Alpha Ventus: Germany cuts the ribbon on offshore wind

12 shiny new off-shore turbines in Germany are a reminder of just how far behind the U.S. lags in race for clean offshore energy.



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Mighty wind: Cape project wins approval, but opposition is still full of hot air

Cape Wind won decisive approval triggering a potential green energy gold rush. But the opposition -- which mainly just doesn't want to look at wind turbines --




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Minneapolis college plans to be emissions-free by 2019

Augsburg College is now the largest purchaser of wind energy from Xcel's Wind Source, the biggest provider in the U.S.




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Turbine blades are impossibly long

I knew wind turbine blades were long, but who knew they could be THIS long!?




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Military has become tough opponent of wind power

Outdated technologies blamed for wind power's interference with radar systems.



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About wind turbines: Where do I mount one?

About wind turbines. Efficiency, safety and neighbors are key issues for wind power siting.




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Watch: A wind turbine goes up in Rhode Island

Strong winds make for a great place to operate a wind turbine but a lousy location to put one up.




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Power from New York City's East River?

Dean Corren's vision of a greener world includes using New York City's East River to produce electricity. As technology director at Verdant Power, he's trying t




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The Greenerator: Personal, renewable apartment power

Jonathan Globerson's Greenerator concept allows apartment dwellers to harvest their own wind and solar energy from the comfort of their own balconies. But would




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Wind energy facts, wind energy myths

A one-stop clearinghouse for wind power facts is sorely needed to combat widespread myths about the impact of wind energy. (And that's just a starting point.)




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Wind power favored by Wisconsin voters

Poll numbers show that if wind would run for office in Wisconsin, it would beat almost all major candidates already elected to office.




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Watch: BASE jumpers hurl themselves off wind turbines

Anyone can jump off a building or a cliff. It takes a real green adrenaline junkie to hurl himself off a wind turbine.




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Germany stakes its cleantech future on stiff sea breezes

Germany has spent the last 5 years making solar power a mainstream business. It is poised to spend the next 10 years doing the same for offshore wind — and sh




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It looks like we're going to need a bigger cart: Wind turbines come to Home Depot

Select Home Depot stores across 6 states are now selling the Skystream 3.7, a personal wind turbine that's quiet, compact and capable of producing up to 400 kWh




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Are wind farms pushing the planet out of orbit?

Wind energy may be clean energy, but could it end up destroying everything we know? The Onion investigates.




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Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear

A surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the 'wind lens' triples the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly than nucle



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How would you spend $7 billion?

Two proposed energy projects (each with a $7 billion price tag) present two very different directions for America's future. Which would you choose?




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U.S. wind industry drifts South

The American Wind Energy Association's Peter Kelley tells MNN how a Southern breeze could lift the region and the industry.




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Watch: A green job with a view

Wind turbine technicians can spend their work day suspended hundreds of feet above the ground.




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Vestas will reduce workforce by 10%

Planned cuts will eliminate 2,335 wind industry jobs.




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Science helps bats navigate wind turbines

Researchers have developed an interactive tool that uses bat calls and local environmental conditions to help wind farms reduce bat fatalities while still runni




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DOL publishes green jobs guide for women

The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau publishes an online guide for women searching for a green job.




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The week in review for Big Renewables

A striking infographic demonstrates the latent power of Big Solar in the United States. A powerful image from the Irish Sea illustrates the staggering scale of




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Trump resorts to temper tantrums in golf course vs. wind farm fracas

Renowned for his levelheadedness, ability to compromise and ecological concern, Donald Trump vows to halt construction on his golf development unless the Scotti




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The stats that mattered this wild, woolly March

From the harshest heat on record to record investments in offshore wind, this has been some kind of March. Here are some key figures from a record-breaking mont




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Will Alec Baldwin's own NIMBY-ism thwart his wind turbine plans?

Alec Baldwin champions both renewable energy and the preservation of East Hampton, N.Y., with equal passion. So how will things play out now that the actor has




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Colbert discusses 'Wind Turbine Syndrome'

Comedian describes the litany of health issues claimed by people living near wind turbines - which includes, of all things, herpes.



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Seals may use wind farms as hunting grounds

Offshore wind farms may become seal hunting grounds, new research shows.




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Wind turbines and bridges: A match made in clean energy heaven?

Multitasking infrastructure on the Canary Islands could power as many as 500 homes.



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Libya's turmoil brings big questions for American oil prices

New problem in the Middle East is likely to raise old political arguments in Washington.




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Oscar-nominated 'Gasland' director wants to debate T. Boone Pickens

He may not have won an Oscar, but the director of "Gasland" isn’t backing off the natural gas industry.




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A huge fracking mess

Lax regulations, radioactivity and serious concerns about water contamination uncovered as part of New York Times investigation.




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Following Arkansas quake, regulators call time out on fracking

Wastewater storage from fracking may be causing earthquakes. For now, Arkansas is stopping operations.



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Coal-fired power plants: A thing of the past?

A compromise in Washington state may be the example for the rest of the country to follow when it comes to cleaning up our energy sources.




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'Gasland' sequel coming to HBO

Director Josh Fox lands deal with network to premiere next film in what could become a trilogy of docs on the natural gas industry.



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Report: Methane from fracking has large greenhouse footprint

A group of researchers at Cornell University finds that natural gas may not be as clean as originally thought.




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4 things I learned at this week's fracking hearings

A congressional hearing on the safety of hyrdo-fracking revealed a few rifts on Capitol HIll.




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T. Boone Pickens is no climate change denier

T. Boone Pickens talks politics, climate change and polar bears during his latest visit to Washington, D.C., to speak to the National Press Club.




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Public water plants can't be used for fracking wastewater

Gov. Tom Corbett takes swift action after TV investigation shows increased levels of bromide in Pennsylvania drinking water.




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Fracking disclosure tested by recent spill in Pennsylvania

Despite leading the charge for voluntary disclosure of fracking chemicals, Chesapeake Energy is now resisting revealing what was spilled during a blowout in Pen




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Study links flammable tap water to fracking

When the documentary 'Gasland' revealed an instance of flaming tap water, the gas industry tried to debunk it. A peer-reviewed study now confirms the finding.




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Wind and natural gas team up

Wind energy and natural gas could be a formidable solution for America's energy problem.




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Mark Ruffalo to receive prestigious green award

Actor to be honored during Global Green's 15th Annual Millennium Awards for his work in fighting for a ban on hydrofracking.



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Celebs say 'don't frack with NYC water'

In a new video, celebrities team up to raise awareness about why we should be concerned about natural gas extraction in the Northeast.



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N.Y. to lift fracking ban: 3 quick thoughts

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will recommend ending a ban on most horizontal drilling, according to reports. Here are three quick things to consider about the plan.