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Apr 9, 2013 — A U.S. Senate committee held a confirmation hearing for Ernest Moniz on Tuesday, who has been nominated to be the U.S. Energy Secretary. Moniz says he will retire from MIT, where he's a professor of physics and energy systems. He would advocate for the Obama administration's "all of the above" energy strategy, which calls for continued fossil fuels development and supports nuclear energy, wind and solar.
Mar 4, 2013 — President Obama will name Ernie Moniz as the next secretary of the Department of Energy. Moniz is a physicist and academic — but unlike his predecessor, he's a seasoned politico who knows Washington and Congress. Moniz will please and annoy both ends of the energy policy spectrum: He's a big solar and wind booster, but a fan of natural gas and nuclear power as well.
Mar 1, 2013 — It's a brave new energy world, with two major opponents: natural gas and coal. As prices fluctuate and renewables, such as wind and solar, fight for a share of energy generation, there's heated competition for access to your wall socket.
Jan 4, 2013 — Whether you're a homeowner who bought an energy-saving refrigerator last year or a company hoping to build a wind farm, the tax package Congress just approved may give you a reason to cheer.
Sep 14, 2012 — Wind energy could theoretically meet all the planet's energy needs, says a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Mark Jacobson, one of the report's authors, and Liz Salerno of the American Wind Energy Association discuss wind power in the US.
Special Reports
Audio Slideshow:Life beneath the Tug Hill wind turbines
David Sommerstein talks with neighbors of the Maple Ridge windfarm on the Tug Hill Plateau to find out what it's like living with the new energy technology in your own back yard.
Audio Slideshow:Lifting giant windmills into the sky
Noble Environmental Power has is erecting 122 wind turbines in an energy park in western Clinton County. David Sommerstein was there as turbine #6 went up.
Beekmantown Neighbors Want Windpower Delay
Mar 21, 2006 — A group of neighbors in Beekmantown is urging the zoning board to delay a decision scheduled for Wednesday on a proposed new wind farm. Windhorse LLC hopes to develop 13 new wind towers in the community. Town officials told the Press Republican newspaper that only residents living within 500 feet of the project were notified. The newspaper also reports Beekmantown officials have already recognized the project as an "essential" service similar to a public utility. Concerned residents met with town officials last night. Neighbor William Hutton told Brian Mann that too many local people weren't notified about the wind farm until recently, and never had the opportunity to provide input. Go to full article
Wind Farm Lawsuits Hit Two Towns
Mar 16, 2006 — The Plattsburgh Press Republican is reporting this morning that two north country towns are being sued over their wind farm laws. Anti-wind farm activists say the towns failed to satisfy state environmental review laws. Brian Mann has details. Go to full article
Ellenburg Clears Air With Wind Meeting
Mar 09, 2006 — The town of Ellenburg in Clinton County is hosting an informal meeting Friday on wind farms. Two developers want to erect a total of 74 turbines there. As David Sommerstein reports, local leaders want to get out accurate information. Go to full article
Checking One Wind Power Claim
Mar 03, 2006 — Yesterday David Sommerstein reported on some of the claims by those who oppose industrial-sized wind farms. One in particular caught him attention. He spoke with Martha... Go to full article
Tug Hill Places Its Future With Wind
Mar 03, 2006 — Maple Ridge wind farm on the Tug Hill Plateau is the biggest wind power producer east of the Mississippi. Its 120 turbines are set over 14 miles in 4 Lewis County towns. ... Go to full article
![The Maple Ridge wind farm in Lewis County [source: Horizon Wind Energy]](http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/image.php/mapleridge.jpg?width=88&cropratio=1:1&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northcountrypublicradio.org%2Fnews%2Fimages%2Fmapleridge.jpg)
Wind Offers Hope, Conflict in North Country
Mar 02, 2006 — New York State has pledged to get 25% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2013. 18% already comes from hydropower. Experts say most of the remaining 7% will come... Go to full article
Wind Power Blowing Ahead on Wolfe Island
Feb 10, 2006 — Harvesting wind for power has become one of northern New York's hottest, and more controversial, issues. The Maple Ridge wind farm is already spinning out up to 170... Go to full article
Prospecting for Wind
Oct 06, 2005 — Wind power is a small, but fast-growing segment of the US energy market. Right now, energy companies are scouring rural America for the best spots to put up wind turbines. ... Go to full article
Wind Turbines New Horizon for Lewis County
Sep 09, 2005 — The horizon on the Tug Hill Plateau has a new look. More than twenty soaring wind turbines now dot the landscape of Lewis County. Maple Ridge Wind Farms will be the largest... Go to full article
Adk Conservation Group Opposes Johnsburg Wind Park
Apr 20, 2005 — An influential conservation group has announced its opposition to a wind turbine farm in the town of Johnsburg. The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks says... Go to full article
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