Tag: Featured Business
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Why States That Produce More Wind Energy Have Lower Power Prices
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released a report this month with a simple premise—the more wind energy available, the lower electricity prices will be. The organization determined this by comparing the states that get more than 7 percent of their electricity from wind with the rest of the nation. Prices in those states—Texas, Wyoming, Oregon,…
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Denmark Outdoes Rest of Europe With Gaudy Emissions Reduction Goal
By Jeff Spross An agreement in Denmark’s parliament cleared the way for passage of climate targets that would outstrip the recent goals set by the European Union. The bill would establish a legally binding requirement that Denmark cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990′s levels by 2020, and that the government return to the…
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Scottish Island Transitions From No Grid to 85-Percent Renewable Energy in 6 Years
The people of Eigg Island are used to getting results when it comes to advancements in renewable energy. The island with just 85 residents has transitioned from having no grid in 2008 to now making energy—mostly clean—available to everybody. In 1997, Eigg became the first island in Scottish history to be bought by its inhabitants, and now…
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Advocacy Groups Say 1,000 Wind Turbine Project Could Cause Eagle Deaths
Groups like the American Bird Conservancy and Biodiversity Conservation Alliance are willing to be allies to wind energy, but only when they don’t believe that animals are at grave risk. The two organizations voiced opposition this week to plans for a large wind facility in Wyoming that would include 1,000 turbines on an equal amount…
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Watch Activist and Race Car Driver Leilani Munter Achieve Her Goal of Going Solar
About three years ago, Leilani Munter, an Automobile Racing Club of America driver dubbed the “Carbon-Free Girl,” set out to go solar at home and electric on the road when she wasn’t competing. The driver’s goal became a reality this week when Boulder, CO-based Main Street Power installed panels on her home after she made it known that…