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EDITORIAL: Enough griping, harness wind energy now.(Editorial)
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American News (Aberdeen, SD)
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October 10, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 American News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Oct. 10--At some point the Not In My Back Yard mentality must stop -- even for environmentalists.
The United States has been exploring options for alternative energy sources for years. Roadblocks have been thrown up by some group or another at virtually every proposed opportunity.
Some people don't like ethanol because they believe it is driving up the cost of corn.
Some people find problems with solar energy because it is expensive to produce and there are challenges with storage and production.
Mention the phrase "nuclear energy" and many people immediately think of the damages caused by spills at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and at the Three ...
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Informational Meetings Are Scheduled on Wind Energy for South Dakota.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
July 13, 2002 ;
391 words
...By Nick Kotzea, American News, Aberdeen, S.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune...South Dakotans to attend a series of wind energy informational meetings planned for...Daschle said. To see more of the American News, or to subscribe to the newspaper...
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Wind energy's global growth record.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)
Canadian Chemical News;
March 1, 2008 ;
411 words
......Enough electricity is produced by wind energy in Canada to meet the needs of 560...with the addition of 386 MW of new wind energy. Canada is poised to set a new record for annual installed wind energy capacity with an anticipated minimum...
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WORLD WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION SET UP.
Europe Energy;
July 24, 2001 ;
304 words
......continents agreed to set up the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The new grouping...foundation of national and regional wind energy associations and encouraging national...energy. The WWEA will organise World Wind Energy Conferences and further international...
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Wind energy gaining force.(News)
Waste News;
August 28, 2006 ;
Geiselman, Bruce;
425 words
...Byline: Bruce Geiselman The American Wind Energy Association is crediting the extension...federal tax credit for recent growth in wind energy installations. The industry's generating...sufficient to serve 250 to 300 average homes. Wind energy is providing new electricity supplies...
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Wind power: An economics professor and wind energy supporter concluded...
Sunday Gazette-Mail;
March 27, 2005 ;
Patrick Mann;
747 words
...Wind energy development has economic benefits. There is a...reduced risk. Given that its fuel costs are zero, wind energy is not subject to unexpected changes in operating cost. Wind energy generation reduces three major air pollutants...
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 "AAP General News (Australia)")
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Fed: Use climate pact to promote wind energy, says industry
AAP General News (Australia);
August 17, 2005 ;
403 words
......2005 Fed: Use climate pact to promote wind energy, says industry CANBERRA, Aug 17 AAP...urged to seize an opportunity to promote wind energy in Asia-Pacific region. The global wind energy industry believes Australia has the chance...
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REP. BRALEY INTRODUCES BILL TO BOOST WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
February 7, 2008 ;
361 words
......D-Iowa) introduced a bill to boost wind energy production in Iowa and the United States...Investment Act of 2008 would extend the Wind Energy Production Tax Credit for seven years, providing wind energy producers with the incentive to expand...
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US Doting on Wind Energy.
M2 Presswire;
November 30, 2006 ;
453 words
......November 2006-RNCOS: US Doting on Wind Energy(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...Real de Azua, spokesperson, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Washington D.C., informing about the wind energy scenario said that wind energy was...
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U.S. Faces Losing Its Lead in Wind Energy Technology
The Journal Record;
August 18, 1993 ;
Paul Raeburn;
736 words
......United States is losing its lead in wind energy to Europe, where programs to harness...in research and incentives to promote wind energy, nearly 10 times what the U.S. government...last year, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Current projections show...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Wind energy push coming Illinois to require more renewable power...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);
December 6, 2007 ;
486 words
......position to become a major producer of wind energy, reaping economic and environmental...Bureau, speaking in Chicago this week. Wind energy, a minor aspect of Illinois' energy...Institute for Rural Affairs and the American Wind Energy Association. Wind energy now ...
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SPAIN: PRODUCTION OF WIND ENERGY EXPANDS, DESPITE FUNDING CUTS
Inter Press Service English News Wire;
August 5, 2008 ;
Tito Drago;
780 words
......Spain is the world's second producer of wind energy, and it plans to continue expanding...this development. On very windy days, wind energy production can supply 40 percent of...that provide 20.7 percent of the total. Wind energy generates 17,743 megawatts a year in...
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Loewen Ondaatje McCutcheon Limited completes 6 million share sale of...
PR Newswire;
April 3, 2008 ;
747 words
......April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Wind Energy Corporation ( Western Wind Energy ) is pleased to announce that Loewen Ondaatje...successfully placed the 6 million shares of Western Wind Energy previously held by Pacific Hydro Pty. Limited...
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Western Wind Energy Corp. - Site Acquisition Strategy for California.
PR Newswire;
October 24, 2006 ;
787 words
......COQUITLAM, BC, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Wind Energy Corporation has reviewed the wind energy marketplace across the United States and has determined to seek new wind energy development opportunities in California. The strategy...
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