Tag: wind energy

Embrace Wind Energy or Drown

By Erik Loomis

In General

On July 13, 2016

A new Siemens wind energy project in west Texas and eastern New Mexico will produce 324 megawatts of energy, enough to fuel 180,000 American households. That’s a lot of energy. This is the kind of wind energy investment we need from all quarters to fight against climate change without completely decimating our quality of life. […]

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Who Pays for Wind Energy?

By Erik Loomis

On February 23, 2016

There’s an argument to be made that the issue of climate change is so important, with such horrible potential to transform the planet, that nothing should stand in the way of the transition to c

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Texas: Our National Leader in Wind Energy

By Erik Loomis

On June 13, 2015

My former home of Georgetown, Texas is set to become the first city in the United States to be entirely powered by wind and solar energy. It’s remarkable how Texas has become the national leader

If You Support Alternative Energy, You Support Enormous Tubs of Ocean Lard

By Erik Loomis

In General

On July 23, 2014

Seals have far surpassed Americans in their support for offshore wind energy: The scientists observed eleven harbor seals outfitted with GPS tracking tags in the North Sea frequenting two active wind farms, Alpha Ventus in Germany and Sheringham Shoal off the southeast coast of the United Kingdom. One seal even visited 13 times, according to […]

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Idaho Anti-Wind Energy Billboards

By Erik Loomis

On May 19, 2014

A friend of mine saw this on a billboard outside of Boise. Not sure I really get this one except to say that people ideologically opposed to wind energy have problems.