Read more wind power stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21491/wind-power.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:42:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68590/happy-denmark-bucks-fate-of-ex-world-powers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDenmark has bucked the trend of former world powers—“expand, overreach, then decay, their martial spirit dimmed, their peoples left to recount old glories and wonder at times past,” Denny Woodkin writes on Splice Today. Instead of muttering about what could have been, the Danes have developed “what is perhaps...http://www.newser.com/story/68590/happy-denmark-bucks-fate-of-ex-world-powers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 14:56:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61454/china-plans-massive-push-for-green-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina is on course to obtain 20% of its energy from wind and solar sources by 2020—a transformation that would make the country the world leader in renewables. Beijing is ramping up its targets for clean energy, helped by the $590 billion stimulus package passed last year, a senior...http://www.newser.com/story/61454/china-plans-massive-push-for-green-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 8:31:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56921/obamas-earth-day-pitch-new-energy-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama returned to Iowa—his crucial campaign battleground win—for Earth Day, hailing the “new, clean energy economy” and unveiling an offshore wind project. “It is time for us to lay a new foundation for economic growth by beginning a new era of energy exploration,” he said. But the...http://www.newser.com/story/56921/obamas-earth-day-pitch-new-energy-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 15:45:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55478/biogas-farting-bugs-can-aid-green-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSingle-celled organisms that absorb electricity and emit methane can help people store energy from green power sources, New Scientist reports. Researchers have found that certain microorganisms, when fed surplus power, mix it with carbon dioxide to create methane, which can be saved and burned any time—perfect for storing power...http://www.newser.com/story/55478/biogas-farting-bugs-can-aid-green-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 20:56:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55205/wind-could-provide-all-us-power-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOffshore winds are a largely untapped resource that could potentially supply the US with even more electricity than it currently needs, according to a new Interior Department report. The report says the area off the Atlantic coast could meet more than one-fourth of the national power demand, but the fact...http://www.newser.com/story/55205/wind-could-provide-all-us-power-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 10:18:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54127/plans-for-clean-energy-get-dirty-in-transmission.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlans to green the US power supply are in full swing, with the Obama administration working toward the goal of doubling the current supply of alternative energy over the next 3 years. But, some complain, power companies are using the popularity of green power to push through a needless—but...http://www.newser.com/story/54127/plans-for-clean-energy-get-dirty-in-transmission.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 15:54:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50530/winds-of-change-could-power-energy-shift.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWind turbines only provide 1% of power in the US, but advances by other nations might there's a push to up that number after the advances made by other nations. When storms pound Spain, wind-driven power provides up to a quarter of the nation's supply, driving down the cost of...http://www.newser.com/story/50530/winds-of-change-could-power-energy-shift.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 10:56:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49835/solar-wind-boom-starts-to-wither.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWind and solar power have been growing at breakneck speed over the past few years—a demand the industry had hoped would continue to soar under the Obama administration. But instead, wind and solar power is dropping, with trade groups projecting a drop in new installations of up to 50%....http://www.newser.com/story/49835/solar-wind-boom-starts-to-wither.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 8:22:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49029/turbine-plan-near-kennedy-home-puts-obama-in-a-bind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTed Kennedy's desire for a sweet Cape Cod view will test Obama’s commitment to green energy, Jim Geraghty writes for the National Review . Kennedy has been trying to stop Cape Wind, a plan to install turbines near the Kennedy compound. An Interior Department review approved the project, but admitted that...http://www.newser.com/story/49029/turbine-plan-near-kennedy-home-puts-obama-in-a-bind.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 19:38:16 CST