It would appear that even mother nature is not immune to the ravishes of this economic recession. The current recession we find ourselves mired in has had a deleterious effect on the development and implementation of alternative energy sources as well. Solar and wind power has seen exponential growth in the past few years and [...]

We are seeing record growth for wind farms in the United States. According to the American Wind Energy Association, wind power capacity grew by 50% in 2008. Texas is the leader followed by Iowa and California. For proponents of alternative energy this is at once exciting and sobering news. The problem being that many wind [...]