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IEEE Spectrum: Trouble Brewing for Wind?

Amid much good news for wind--an onging global surge in wind energy installations, the go-ahead from the U.S. government for the immensely controversial Cape Wind project--comes a report detailing a sharp rise in wind operating costs and poor performance relative to other countries. Prepared by the independent business intelligence service Wind Energy Update, the Wind Energy Operations & Maintenance Report finds that current O&M costs are two or three times higher than first projected and that there has been a 21 percent decrease in returns on investments in wind farms. O&M costs were found to be especially high in the United States, "now the world's largest wind power market."

via spectrum.ieee.org

The New American Gold Rush

James Rosen reports exclusively for Liveshots from outside Williamsport, Pennsylania - home to 20 new companies, including Haliburton.

Rosen explores the home of the new American gold rush -- shale.  Learn more by watching the video linked below:

The New American Gold Rush