Wind turbine blades play a crucial part in clean energy generation, but their disposal poses a growing challenge. Luckily, innovative solutions provide new ways to keep them out of landfills. As the wind industry grows,…

The land in Piatt County in central Illinois is flat, and it’s easy to see for miles around Jerry Edwards’ house in a rural area north of Mansfield. In a few months, his view will…

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Siemens Gamesa plants in Hutchinson, Kansas, and Fort Madison, Iowa, will be shut down and most employees will be laid off this summer, company officials said Friday. The company, which…

OSWEGO — By a 2-1 margin, Labette County commissioners on Monday voted against cooperating with any potential wind developer in terms of allowing it to use its roads and bridges, according to the Parsons Sun.…

Opportunities present themselves. Paul Miller has learned that through his experience both as a teacher and a pastor. Last fall, he took advantage of an opportunity to teach wind energy at the Rural Regional Technical…

The Marmaton Valley school district will get a little more wind farm money this year, and other school districts will see a financial windfall as well. But there are no guarantees the county will continue…

Expect to see property valuation notices in the mail soon. And be prepared for a little sticker shock. That was the warning from County Appraiser Jami Clark. Property valuations have increased between 8% and 25%…

Conservative politicians across America are promoting state-level legislation aimed at preventing new wind farms from being built in their states. In Kansas, a conservative legislator from urban Johnson County has proposed three bills that would…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Green energy companies and environmentalists are fighting a revived push in the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature for stricter limits on wind turbines and solar farms in a state where renewable resources account…

MINNEOLA, Kansas — The wind farm business in Kansas has hit its awkward adolescence. It’s still growing 20 years in, but unsure what the near future might hold. If it wants to get through those…