The US wind power industry reached a record job high of 88,000 jobs at the start of 2016, up 20% in the space of a year. According to a new report from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the American wind power industry supported a record 88,000 jobs at the … [continued]
The 2016 AWEA WINDPOWER conference* takes place May 23–26, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The theme of this year’s event is Generation Wind. It will feature four times the number of educational opportunities as a year ago. They will be set up in all five of the main show areas … [continued]
The US wind sector helped the US avoid $7.3 billion in health costs in 2015 by displacing an estimated 282,000 metric tonnes of health-harming pollutants. This, according to the forthcoming US wind industry market report, set to be released by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on April 12. Specifically, US … [continued]
From CleanTechnica friend and reader Ken Johnson, here’s an excellent repost from National Observer: By Ken Johnson What if First Ministers meeting in Vancouver this week could simultaneously: stimulate the economy, reduce Canada’s carbon footprint and create well-paying full-time jobs, using a tax tool that is already a proven success … [continued]
By simply building new wind farms, the US wind industry has contributed $128 billion into the US economy over the last 10 years. New figures published by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) this week revealed that building new wind farms in the US has not only contributed $128 billion … [continued]
The United States wind industry has again broken monthly wind generation and penetration records, according to the country’s wind trade body. The American Wind Energy Association reported this week that the US set new electricity generation and penetration records across the country last week, “From the ERCOT grid in Texas … [continued]
The US wind energy industry installed more electric generating capacity in 2015 than any other electricity source. The news comes via the American Wind Energy Association, the country’s wind energy trade body, which revealed that the US installed 8.6 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2015, accounting for 35% … [continued]
The US wind industry posted its second strongest quarter ever in the fourth quarter of 2015, with more installations than in all of 2014. According to the American Wind Energy Association, which published its results in its US Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2015 Market Report this week, the US wind industry … [continued]
The US Government has approved an additional five years for the Investment Tax Credit and Production Tax Credit, benefiting wind and solar developers. US Governments Returns Support to Wind and Solar After many long months of deliberations and lobbying, the US Congress has approved a five-year extension to the hugely … [continued]
Originally published on Eden Keeper. There is no reason a Republican should be against environmental protection. For years, I’ve questioned why the party of President Richard Nixon, who created the Environmental Protection Agency, has fought so hard to destroy and undermine environmental regulations. Inhibiting growth of a green economy and … [continued]
