http://www.windcoalition.com The Wind Coalition's latest news and press releases. en The Wind Coalition Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T18:27:06+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/-EXECUTIVE-DIRECTOR-The-Wind-Coalition-/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/-EXECUTIVE-DIRECTOR-The-Wind-Coalition-/#When:12:41:08Z EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – The Wind Coalition Wind Coalition 2012-04-02T12:41:08+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/Texas-posts-13-percent-increase-in-energy-from-renewable-sources/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/Texas-posts-13-percent-increase-in-energy-from-renewable-sources/#When:17:27:06Z Texas posted a 13 percent increase in energy generated by renewable sources in 2011, according to the state’s renewable energy credits registry administered by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid operator for most of the state. Wind Coalition 2012-05-16T17:27:06+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/edison-mission-group-and-nebraska-public-power-district-announce-constructi/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/edison-mission-group-and-nebraska-public-power-district-announce-constructi/#When:17:11:19Z CROFTON, Neb., Apr 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International EIX +0.82% , and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) announced today that construction has started on a new wind project capable of producing enough energy to meet the needs of about 14,000 homes in Nebraska. Wind Coalition 2012-04-20T17:11:19+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/press-releases/Annual-report-Wind-power-bringing-innovation-manufacturing-back-to-Americ/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/press-releases/Annual-report-Wind-power-bringing-innovation-manufacturing-back-to-Americ/#When:18:49:40Z Stable policy leads to jobs and affordable electricity; Uncertain future impedes progress 2012-04-16T18:49:40+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/Annual-report-Wind-power-bringing-innovation-manufacturing-back-to-Americ/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/Annual-report-Wind-power-bringing-innovation-manufacturing-back-to-Americ/#When:18:47:00Z Stable policy leads to jobs and affordable electricity; Uncertain future impedes progress Wind Coalition 2012-04-16T18:47:00+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/Texas-still-wind-power-king/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/Texas-still-wind-power-king/#When:18:27:53Z Wind power accounted for a third of all new electricity generation capacity added in the U.S. last year, the American Wind Energy Association said Thursday. Wind Coalition 2012-04-16T18:27:53+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/billionaire-t.-boone-pickens-is-building-a-377-megawatt-wind-farm-in-texas/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/billionaire-t.-boone-pickens-is-building-a-377-megawatt-wind-farm-in-texas/#When:18:55:20Z Mesa Power Group LLC, the Dallas-based renewable energy company Pickens created in 2007, is co-developing the Stephens Bor-Lynn wind farm with Wind Tex Energy LP, according to a statement issued Wednesday. It will provide 233 1.6-megawatt General Electric Co. wind turbines. Wind Coalition 2012-04-12T18:55:20+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/BP-Wind-Energy-goes-full-blast-in-Texas-/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/BP-Wind-Energy-goes-full-blast-in-Texas-/#When:18:52:35Z OLNEY — From a distance, the turbines of BP’s Trinity Hills Wind Farm seem to wipe a lazy circle. But up close, the tip of the turbine blade, still several stories above your head even at the bottom of its loop, whips by at more than 100 miles per hour. WHUMP … WHUMP … WHUMP. It also approximates the speed at which BP Wind Energy and other power companies, fueled by a 2.2-cent per kilowatt-hour tax credit, have been erecting towers and turbines on Texas’ breezy plains. Wind Coalition 2012-04-12T18:52:35+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/Federal-Guidelines-a-Step-Forward-for-Bird-Friendly-Wind-Development-/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/Federal-Guidelines-a-Step-Forward-for-Bird-Friendly-Wind-Development-/#When:20:01:43Z “These first-ever federal guidelines are a game-changer and big win for both wildlife and clean energy,” said David Yarnold, President & CEO of Audubon. “By collaborating with conservationists instead of slugging it out, the wind power industry gains vital support to expand and create jobs, and wildlife gets the protection crucial for survival.” 2012-03-28T20:01:43+00:00 http://www.windcoalition.org/news/strengthening-our-nations-domsetic-energy-supply/ http://www.windcoalition.org/news/strengthening-our-nations-domsetic-energy-supply/#When:14:30:56Z Strengthening our Nation's Domestic Energy Supply 2012-03-19T14:30:56+00:00