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two white wind turbines outside
The Big Fix
War in Ukraine speeding up Germany’s transition to renewables
Multiple white windmills dot the blue ocean.
Climate Change
America’s windiest spot looks to harness the ocean winds with some British help
Wind turbine against a blue sky.
Environment
Zinke announces new leases for offshore wind power on both US coasts
Fisherman Steve Barratt says the area just offshore of the English port of Ramsgate was a prime fishing ground until a wind farm was built there a few years ago. Now he says he has to steam for three hours to get a good catch, almost all the way to the Ne
Environment
The UK’s offshore wind boom is great for the climate. But what about the fish?
"It sounded a load of rubbish" is how Grimsby port chief Martin Boyers remembers reacting to a plan to create a maintenance hub for new offshore wind farms in the depressed city. “I didn’t know anything about renewables."
Environment
Offshore wind projects breathe life into struggling UK ports
Environment
Europe’s investment in offshore wind is paying off — for the US
Sámi renideer herder Reiulf Aleksandersen and his son build a fence for gathering their herd on Rooksavardi, or Red Mountain, in far northern Norway.
Environment
This family is already being hurt by climate change. They might also be hurt by a solution.
Saudi solar
Business
World’s biggest oil exporter Saudi starts hunt for solar and wind firms
Smog in China
Environment
The reign of ‘King Coal’ may be coming to an end. What’s next?
Solar panels Cornwall, UK
Environment
The ‘Great Energy Transition’ is already underway, according to a new book
Sex Ed That Turns Boys into Men
Media
Sex ed that works, the best anti-poverty program, a car that runs on wind
Lutz Wiese of Vattenfall power company refuels a hydrogen-powered Mercedes at a filling station in Berlin. Vatenfall is a partner in the world's first direct wind-hydrogen power plant, in northern Germany. Using wind-generated electricity to create hydrog
Technology
The car of the future — the very near future — might be driven by the wind
A surge in wind turbines like these have helped Germany generate more than 25% of its electricity from renewable sources. Since Germany's electricity system is interconnected with most of the rest of western Europe, the overall percentage of this kind of
Environment
When the grid says ‘no’ to wind and solar power, this company’s technology helps it say ‘yes’ again
Wind turbines Denmark
Environment
One of offshore wind power’s best hopes is fading on Lake Erie
Environment
Cape Wind project gets green light
Business, Economics and Jobs
Wind energy for homeowners
Harvest the Wind
There’s a Strong Wind A-Blowin’
The Living on Earth Almanac
Windmill Powered School
Floating Windmills/Emerging Science Note
A Windmill for Your Pocket
Sleek and Cheap
Wind Turbine Shortage
Home Wind
Catching the Wind, Part Three
Catching the Wind, Part One
Catching the Wind, Part Three
Catching the Wind, Part One
Tilting Against Windmills
Blowin’ in the Wind
Environment
Saul Griffith
Lifestyle & Belief
Saul Griffith
Global Politics
A win-win for wind?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Geo answer