Whenever I cover wind turbines, many of you ask about what's available for home applications. The current market for residential wind has challenges, but there are promising innovations on the horizon ...

The National Audubon Society warns that two-thirds of North American bird species are at risk of extinction because of rising temperatures. As habitats shift, food sources vanish, and “mega-fires” ...

As wind energy expands in the United States, concerns have grown about the potential for tall turbines to be a drag on property values. But a new nationwide study that analyzed data from 300 million ...

A Nova Scotia paper mill is spending $450 million to construct North America’s biggest wind turbines, massive structures with technology to withstand Canadian winters. Port Hawkesbury Paper Inc.’s ...

IN RECENT YEARS the manufacture of blades for wind turbines has undergone a revolution, as it were. Two decades ago lengths of 40 metres or so were an achievement. Thanks largely to lighter and ...