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New Power in September All Wind and Solar

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says the United States added 433 megawatts of new electrical production capacity last month. Every erg-per-second of that juice came from renewable energy installations. 300 megawatts of wind power, 133 megawatts of solar power—all green.…

Noem Impotence Costs 92 Aberdeen Wind Turbine Workers Their Jobs

Kristi Noem has famously declared that she "didn't go to Washington to talk." She went to Washington "to get stuff done." Talking is about all she is doing. She hasn't gotten stuff done on the production tax credit to keep…

Maroney Commons: Too Big for Howard, or Victim of GOP Wind Hate?

I've spoken glowingly of Maroney Commons, the remarkable LEED-certified hotel, restaurant, and conference center built by the Rural Learning Center in Howard. So has my neighbor Ken Meyer, who wrote on the Rural Learning Center's blog last month that Maroney…

Romney Energy Plan: Burn Everything for Big Oil Profits

I can think of only two logical explanations for Mitt Romney's reiteration of the GOP's Drill Baby Drill energy plan: He just got some big donations from Big Oil executives. He's a catastrophic millennialist: Jesus is coming, so why save…

Noem at Odds with Romney, Big Oil on Tax Credit for Wind Power

Kristi Noem and Mitt Romney disagree. South Dakota's Congresswoman joined 17 House freshmen at the end of June in calling for an extension of the production tax credit that boosts development of wind power. (Once again, Rep. Noem appears to…

NREL Report Shows 1000 Times More Solar Power in South Dakota Than We Need

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released an analysis of how much renewable energy we could produce in each state if we really tried. According to the data, the U.S. could generate over 450,000 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity. Compare that…