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On AlterNet: wind

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "wind"

The Battle to Save Coal River Mountain

The Battle to Save Coal River Mountain

JW Randolph, Appalachian Voices AlterNet: Environment. August 27, 2008.
This is a plan that even coal companies should want to embrace.

Why T. Boone Pickens' 'Clean Energy' Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme

Why T. Boone Pickens' 'Clean Energy' Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme

Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 21, 2008.
The controversial oil magnate has made headlines for a supposed conversion to cleaner energy, but there's ample reason to be suspicious.

How Wind Farms May Really Replace Coal Mining

How Wind Farms May Really Replace Coal Mining

Peter Slavin, AlterNet. August 19, 2008.
One community is attempting to prove that clean energy can beat dirty power -- even in the heart of coal country.

Renewable Energy Is More Promising for Jobs than Dirty Coal

Renewable Energy Is More Promising for Jobs than Dirty Coal

Kevin Grandia, Huffington Post. August 4, 2008.
Transitioning to renewable energy sources promises significant global job gains at a time when the coal industry has been hemorrhaging jobs for years.

Let's Kick Nuclear Power out of the Climate Change Debate

Let's Kick Nuclear Power out of the Climate Change Debate

Linda Gunter, AlterNet. July 12, 2008.
Neither McCain nor Obama are willing to take nuclear energy off the table, but there are two important reasons why they should.

Appalachian Residents Have Found the Antidote to Coal

Appalachian Residents Have Found the Antidote to Coal

Jeff Biggers, Huffington Post. July 9, 2008.
Faced with an impending proposal to stripmine over 6,600 acres, local residents have come up with a better idea.

Has Europe Found a Way To Replace Fossil Fuels?

Has Europe Found a Way To Replace Fossil Fuels?

Paul Rodgers, Independent UK. December 6, 2007.
A proposed wind-fueled 'supergrid' will give clean power to Europe via a 5,000-mile network, cutting the continent's carbon output by a quarter.

Wind: The Farmer's New Cash Crop

Wind: The Farmer's New Cash Crop

Joseph D'Agnese, E Magazine. June 23, 2007.
How a small farm town traded its dairy cows for renewable energy.

Wind vs. Coal: False Choices in the Battle to Resolve Our Energy Crisis

Wind vs. Coal: False Choices in the Battle to Resolve Our Energy Crisis

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. February 15, 2007.
If you want to know what we can do to resolve our energy crisis, look no further than West Virginia. Understanding a recent battle over wind development in coal country could help us all.