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Change in wind could boost valley's 'green' business
In the midst of a push for "green" wind power, wind speeds are slowing in the East and Midwest - ironically due to global warming - according to a new study.
But the study also shows a slight increase in wind speeds in the Coachella Valley and other parts of California. That could mean more demand from our sea of windmills, a scientist and an industry official said.
June 12, 2009
by Denise Goolsby
in The Desert Sun
In the midst of a push for "green" wind power, wind speeds are slowing in the East and Midwest - ironically due to global warming - according to a new study.
But the study also shows a slight increase in wind speeds in the Coachella Valley and other parts of California. That could mean more demand from our sea of windmills, a scientist and an industry official said.
"It is absolutely true that a downward trend in wind speeds will have an enormous impact on actual electricity generation," said Lisa Linowes, executive director of Industrial Wind Action Group in New Hampshire.
She said... [continue via Web link]
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