Some New Yorkers do not mind paying a small premium for wind power in their electricity bills. But when it comes to drawing electricity from wind turbines atop their own buildings, the results are mixed.
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Feb 29
Green Blog: Energy Field’s Long Shots Show Off Their Stuff
The array of technologies at this year’s ARPA-E conference include a flying wind turbine and a process that zaps dirty flue gases with supersonic sound.
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Green Blog: Location, Location, Location, 700 Million Times
A new study identifies locations that would be suitable for various types of power plants, weighing considerations like population density, the availability of water and vulnerability to quakes.
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Oil Spill Trial Postponed
The trial delay promotes speculation that BP is making progress in settlement talks with claimants harmed by the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Green Blog: Marshaling the Winds of Mongolia
A large wind turbine installation that is planned is expected to one day account for 5 percent of the nation’s total electricity and further jump-start its renewable energy portfolio.
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Feb 15
Green Blog: On Our Radar: V-Day Advice
Environmentally conscious couples may want to consider the source of the flowers, chocolates and cards they buy on Valentine’s Day.
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Green Blog: Obama’s Wish List for Energy
The proposed $27.2 billion budget request for the Department of Energy is mostly about nuclear weapons, including nonproliferation and cleanup efforts.
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Green Blog: Will Hurricanes Topple U.S. Wind Turbines?
Of the offshore sites where wind power is being considered or developed, Galveston County in Texas was the riskiest, followed by Dare County in North Carolina, researchers found.
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: The Danube Ices Over
The river is partly or totally blocked from Austria to the Black Sea, crippling transport.
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