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Move over big power – the micropower revolution is here
Micro-electricity producers are relatively small scale, inexpensive, and most importantly, produce little to no carbon emissions.
Morgan Salett

Nov 27, 2014

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Wind energy surges in China, as demand for coal fades
China is expected to exceed its target of 100GW wind capacity by 2015 by 30% by the end of 2015.
Tim Buckley

Aug 28, 2014

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Courts worldwide reject anti-wind experts and their evidence
The EPI just published a full report of my research into anti-wind court cases in the USA, Canada, the British Isles, Australia and New Zealand.
Mike Barnard

Aug 18, 2014

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Abandoning homes due to wind farms: the deep fragrance of factoid
It is claimed that “more than 40” families have abandon their homes to become “wind farm refugees”. But who are they?
Simon Chapman

Jul 25, 2014

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Renewable energy target can go all the way to 100% – if we let it
Getting to 100% renewable power sector by 2050 will require not just a practical plan, but also the political will to put it into action.
Andrew Blakers

May 7, 2014

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Hockey & Co keep China, Germany & Buffet guessing on offensive wind
Would Joe Hockey prefer to drive past a coal mine on his way to Canberra? And what would China, the world’s installer of new wind energy, make of his remark?
Simon Chapman

May 6, 2014

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Running on clean energy: “Question of social and political will”
US has technology and logistical ability to convert to all-renewable energy sources by 2050—if it can manage to exercise necessary social and political will.
Sandy Dechert

Feb 26, 2014

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Why Baillieu’s exit could be good news for wind energy
Ted Baillieu was a one-man show, erecting roadblocks for the wind energy industry. His resignation could remove some of those roadblocks, but his legacy remains, with a tribunal implying it may be prepared to reject a wind farm because of ‘psychological’ impacts.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 7, 2013

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Hazelwood uses more land to generate power than wind farms
Victoria’s coal-fired Hazelwood power plant produces less electricity per square metre than the state’s wind farms – another wind myth busted.
Ronald Brakels

Mar 7, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Are wind farms as useless as some say?
Today’s graph of the day shows that wind farm output often coincide with periods of peak demand high wholesale prices.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 4, 2013

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