“Wind power” on The Daily Caller

If Texas were a nation, it would be sixth in the world in producing the most wind energy, which is just one of the many reasons George W. Bush said he’s glad to be back in the state. (more)

Texas has reached its goal of having 10,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity this year, 15 years earlier than scheduled, thanks to an ample supply of West Texas wind. (more)

The Federal Aviation Administration determined yesterday that the proposed 130-turbine wind farm in Nantucket Sound will not significantly interfere with planes or radar. (more)

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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is headed to Boston Wednesday to make an announcement about a controversial wind farm project on Cape Cod that could put the Obama administration at odds with one of the president’s biggest supporters: the Kennedy family. (more)

The Obama administration thinks Sen. Chuck Schumer can’t see the wind farms for the turbines. The New York Democrat doesn’t want taxpayer funds spent to ship jobs to China. (more)

President Obama has been quite adamant about his push to transition to a clean energy economy, most notably by subsidizing wind and solar energy sources. He argues we need the government to invest in renewable energy to strengthen our economy and reduce the earth’s fever before it’s too late. Despite the Congress’s attempt to address the nation’s economic concerns and the government’s climate concerns, Washington’s policy prescriptions may not be all they’re cracked up to be. Consider a new study from MIT on wind power says that large wind farms could increase temperatures: (more)

T. Boone Pickens, the oilman and clean-energy booster, shelved his massive wind-power project in Texas even as he stepped up his push to increase the use of natural gas for transportation. (more)