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Wyoming has lost hundreds of coal mining jobs in 2016. In contrast to coal, the renewables industry is growing nationwide. Generation capacity is…
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The costs of wind and solar power have fallen dramatically in recent years. Still, renewables only account for a fraction of the energy produced in the…
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Unlike fossil fuels, wind energy is booming.Xcel Energy has announced a proposal with Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems to build a 300 turbine project in…
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The coal stockpile at the Laramie River Power Station in Wheatland, Wyoming, is so big that you can't really see beyond it. It is similar to standing on…
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The sage grouse relies on large tracts of unbroken sagebrush habitat, miles of scrubby bushes flowing like an ocean, unbroken by towns and roads. Housing…
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As use of wind energy grows in Colorado, industry and energy grid officials are looking for more sophisticated forecasts to tell them when exactly to use…
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Wyoming wind is indeed legendary. The University of Wyoming's Wind Energy Research Center claims the state has the best land-based class 6 and 7 wind…
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The state produces a lot of energy, but environmentalists and the oil industry are joining to combat wind power companies as they try to expand.
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Since 2011, former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has traveled the country advising about clean energy policy as director of Colorado State University's…
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It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster week for the wind industry across the U.S. After a production tax credit wasn’t included in an original draft of the…