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World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm (300 MW) is Inaugurated Off England’s Coast

Photo: Vattenfall Thanet Offshore Wind Farm You never know with big, expensive and technically difficult project. They have a thousand ways to die, from cost overruns to changing market conditions to insurmountable technical problems. Two years ago, Matt wrote about Vattenfall’s plans to build a huge wind farm off the South-East coast of England, and today, I’m very happy to see that the completed Thanet offshore wind farm is ready to go. The £880 million (about $1.4 billion) Thanet … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm (300 MW) is Inaugurated Off England’s Coast

Has Touting Green Jobs Been A Mistake?

photo: UO Power Shift 09 via flickr In trying to convince the nation that passing climate legislation and promoting renewable energy are both good policy, the job creation aspect has undoubtedly been front and center, sometimes seemingly eclipsing the environmental benefits. But has promoting green jobs really been the best policy? Recent comments by California gubernatorial candidate

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