Wind turbines for home, farms, and communities 7 Articles

by Francis Jock

The Pickens wind turbine plan is a large-scale plan, truly a reasonable national energy plan by any measure. It calls for building thousands of wind turbines and a new power grid to distribute the energy across the nation....read more

by J.F. Howard

A generation ago the poet-singer Bob Dylan wrote in one of his lyrics that "the answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, the answer is blowin' in the wind." He wasn't singing about the electric power industry (thankf...read more

by William Prest

Wind turbines have a long history. Traditionally they were used to drain excess water from farmland such as in the case of the Netherlands dating from about 1200 AD where they drained water from lands below sea level. With...read more

by Bill Whitney

I fully believe that wind turbines and wind farms have a very bright future for a good, non-polluting source of electricity for our future. They are developing more sizes and higher efficiency turbines all the time and wh...read more

by Andy Goldman

Many entrepreneurs are now looking to get into a Green Energy business. In fact venture capitalist are funding an increasing number of Renewable Energy Businesses. One renewable business that is gaining traction is the sma...read more

by Lesley Allen

What would you rather see on your horizon: a nuclear power station or half a dozen turbines turning elegantly in the wind? The wind is an undervalued resource and, so far, the government hasn't found a way to tax it. T...read more

by Kel Mohror

A money-making opportunity for a farmer, rancher, small business owner, school district or community group is to become a wind developer who produces power for reducing the cost of electricity or to sell to others. By owni...read more