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This Is What Winning Looks Like

By Mary Anne Hitt March 15, 2016

In this story: coal, clean energy, solar, wind, activism

A Green Job with a View

Every day, the clean energy revolution is creating new jobs for American workers. As part of an ongoing series, "Sierra" asked one of them to tell us his story.

December 7, 2015

In this story: clean energy, wind, green jobs, profiles

Mark Honstein, a wind turbine technician in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

These Charts Prove That Clean Energy Is Winning

By Reed McManus December 7, 2015

In this story: solar, wind, clean energy, renewable energy

From 2005 to 2014, we increased our wind power by a factor of 10 and generated 33 times more solar electricity.

Two Months of Environmental News, One Page

By Paul Rauber October 20, 2015

In this story: wildlife, climate change, wind, air

Civilian drones interfere with aircraft fighting wildfires in California while Australians spot an albino humpback whale.

New Wind Technology is Powering the Not-So-Windy Southeast

By Wendy Becktold October 6, 2015

In this story: wind, technology

Iberdrola Renewables and Amazon Web Services break ground in an empty field in rural North Carolina.

5 Environmental Stories You Don’t Want To Miss

By Catherine Schuknecht September 17, 2015

In this story: solar, wind, geothermal power, climate change, activism

Hey Mr. Green, How Much Does Clean Energy Cost?

By Bob Schildgen August 17, 2015

In this story: clean energy, solar, wind

Mr. Green compares the costs of wind farms and solar power plants with those of other power plants.

How to Store Renewable Energy For Later

By Eliza Strickland August 10, 2015

In this story: renewable energy, wind, technology, clean energy

Compressed-air energy storage (CAES) for wind farms may offer a cheaper solution than storing surplus energy with large-scale batteries.

Hey Mr. Green, How Many Birds Die From Flying Near Wind Turbines?

By Bob Schildgen May 29, 2015

In this story: birds, wind, wildlife, clean energy,

How many birds die from flying near wind turbines?

Yes, You Can Rent a Wind Turbine

A dairy farmer decided he wanted a wind turbine to power his house. So he leased one.

By Ucilia Wang April 6, 2015

In this story: wind, clean energy

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