Older stuff from 2008 I found lying around...

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December 29, 2008: NRG wind farm in Texas begins commercial operations

December 4, 2008: Case history in The Economist

November 27, 2008: Land Rush spurred by Wind Power (NYT) This discusses ranchers in Wyoming and the rise of wind energy associations as a means of determining equitable shares of the cake. This reminded me of an excellent approach to farmers and wind financing described in a September 2007 article that I'm titling John Deere shows how to do it right. You gotta admire Deere's vision. Here's its One-stop wind energy development page.

October 21, 2008, pm on PBS: Frontline: HEAT This follows on from Frontline's previous foray into the politics of climate change: Hot Politics (watch online).

NYT: New Jersey Approve Big Offshore Wind Farm...

Green Inc. -- a new NYT blog on the business of green, with several articles on wind energy.

NYT: Indian Tribes See Profit in Harnessing the Wind for Power

Wake Up, Freak Out/Tipping video

Offshore wind in Texas? WT?

Reduction Festival...

Bluewater!

Free Us....

Turbines in NYC: is this desirable -- or feasible?.

Coal. River. Wind. An alternative to blowing the tops of off mountains. here.

April-June 2008:


NUMEROUS ARTICLES ON THE PRICE/SUPPLY OF OIL/NEED FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY. STOP. 


ALSO ON PROFLIGACY OF & PLUNGE IN DEMAND FOR SUVS/TRUCKS (GM CLOSING 4 PLANTS). STOP. 


FOOD SUPPLIES DOWN & PRICES THROUGH THE ROOF. STOP. 


CONCERN OVER RESULTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE (DROUGHT, EXTREME WEATHER) 
     NOW BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY EVERYONE EXCEPT IDEOLOGUES. STOP.


TOO MANY ARTICLES TO LINK TO: JUST LOOK IN THE NEWPAPERS/BLOGS. STOP.


WE COULDA/SHOULDA BEEN ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES SEVEN YEARS AGO: 
     WHAT A WASTE OF TIME. STOP. 

June 2008: The Brits are at it again (but they've got some catching up to do with Spain -- see next).

Spain gets huge percentage from wind power. Hmmmmm, wonder if the Spanish had anything to do with the ACUA turbines... . . . . . . (yes, they did). .
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May 2008: ABC News May 19 2008: Inside the First Wind-Powered City in America Note that these turbines are from SUZLON! America: where are your turbine manufacturers? GE? Is that IT?

Large offshore farm off Lincolnshire, UK (BBC video). See also the next item.

STORING WIND: The problem with wind power is a fairly basic one: it works only when the wind blows. But a new project called the Iowa Stored Energy Park is tackling this problem by acting like a giant battery, essentially storing wind for later use. When the wind is blowing, the park's windmills generate up to a total of 200 megawatts of energy -- powering a compressor that forces air into an aquifer. When the air is released, it drives two 134-megawatt turbines, producing enough power for 80,000 homes. CLIVE THOMPSON NYT Earth Day article, April 22, 2008

March 4, 2008. The E-126: World's Largest Turbine...

March 3, 2008: Thanks a lot...

February 28, 2008: House Passes Renewable Energy Credits... (...tax burden on oil companies? What tax burden? They get huge subsidies! Give me a break)

February 23, 2008: Way to go, Texas!

February 21, 2008: Portugal invests in renewables Related: (Foreign) Wind Farms Dotting the U.S. (Nov 2007)... and Israel to Use Electric Cars... Way to go guys.

Wind = Fresh Water for Australians (slide 17)

February 2008: OIL ABOVE $100 / BARREL

February 2008: Wind warrior

January 2008: Leapfrogging: China To Be #1 Wind Turbine Maker in '09...