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Long Island Wind

April 15, 2016 By WAMC WEB

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The Interior Department has recently defined a “Wind Energy Area”, consisting of about 81,000 acres, located 11 miles south of Long Island.  The designation is a first step to opening up the acreage for large-scale, competitive wind energy leasing through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

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San Diego Green

January 26, 2016 By WAMC WEB

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While 195 countries reached agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in December, the city of San Diego made a major commitment of its own.  Whereas the Paris climate accord is non-binding, San Diego has gone much further.

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Turning Divesting Into Investing

September 29, 2015 By EarthWise

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Colleges and universities are bustling with activity. Among the conversations on campus: the call from students to sell endowment investments in the fossil fuel industry. Stanford has eliminated its coal investments, and a small number of other universities have divested to varying degrees.

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The Wind Boom Continues

September 25, 2015 By EarthWise

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Wind power continues to increase its contribution to the US power grid.  The second quarter of this year saw almost 1.7 GW of new turbines come on line and there are almost 14 GW under construction.

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Offshore Wind At Last

September 1, 2015 By EarthWise

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At the end of July, construction began on the first offshore wind installation in the United States.   The Block Island Wind Farm is being built off the coast of Rhode Island and is expected to come online next year, providing electricity for about 17,000 homes.

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