Wind Beats Out Natural Gas To Become Top Source Of New Electricity Capacity For 2012 | ThinkProgress.

Wind power now No.3 energy resource – People's Daily Online.

The first study to use detailed econometric methods to measure the economic development impacts of wind power installations in a 12-state region between 2000 and 2008 shows a positive net annual increase on county-level personal income and jobs.

For a state so often associated with cowboys and so evocative of “old west” imagery, Wyoming has a surprisingly progressive record. In 1869, Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote. And on October 9 of this year, Wyoming became …

September was another quiet month for my Clean Energy model portfolio and the stock market in general, with the exception of Finavera Wind Energy (TSX:FVR, OTC:FNVRF), which put itself up for sale last Monday (see below.)

Last year, nearly 200,000 wind turbines met 2.5 percent of global energy needs. These numbers are impressive, but wind energy has the potential to pack an even bigger punch — according to a new study, wind could power half the world with clean energy…

To power its Oklahoma data center with renewable energy, Google has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for 48 megawatts of generation capacity of the Grand River Dam Authority’s Canadian Hills Wind Project.