In the U.S., the best wind resources are in the Northern Plains – but it’s virtually impossible for a single individual to build a multi-million dollar turbine. But if a group of individuals come together, they can work with an enterprising electri…

The stories of Texas’ wind farms are commonly told in terms of acres and megawatts. Artists Laura Zak and Kim Cypert, however, want to dig deeper into the cultural and social impacts of the state’s booming wind industry. Zak and Cypert are working …

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has curtailed coal, natural gas and wind generation in the Pacific Northwest so it can increase hydropower output to protect salmon and other fish, the agency said on Thursday.

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While cats are a far greater than wind turbines are to small birds, that doesn’t hold true for endangered species like the whooping crane, golden eagle or sage grouse.

While cats are a far greater than wind turbines are to small birds, that doesn’t hold true for endangered species like the whooping crane, golden eagle or sage grouse.

Wind farms are being built along the Gulf Coast, causing increased concerns that they may endanger the environment and affect military radar.

Officials have identified four swaths of ocean along the East Coast as ripe for wind farm development, and leases could be issued this year, the Department of the Interior said Monday.

Golden eagles and whooping cranes are among the bird species at risk from rapid wind farm development, according to a conservation group.

The customer provides a space for the installation and buys the energy it produces, but the manufacturer owns the device, at least for the first few years.

The byzantine process by which an Illinois state agency decides where wind power comes from has stalled development of new wind farms in the state.