People blown away by wind energy
(Inside Bay Area) One of the answers to California's energy problems may be blowing in the wind, at least according to the more than 80 percent of Californians who say they favor the expansion of wind energy production in the state. More than 96 percent of Californians believe wind power should be a part of the state's future mix of renewable energy resources, according to a survey to be released today of 500 Californians by California State University, Sacramento professor Dennis Tootelian for FPL Energy.

Floating Wind Turbines Could Sink NIMBY Protests
(Science a Gogo) As an environmentally friendly solution for generating electricity, wind power has attracted more than its fair share of adversaries. The criticisms leveled at the large turbines include their prodigious noise-making, unfriendliness to birds, inefficiency in still conditions and the degradation of the visual charms of whatever landscape they happen to be planted in. Putting the turbines offshore helps solve some of these problems.

Invenergy Wind to reassess $250 million project
(Beaver Dam Daily Citizen) Invenergy Wind LLC will re-evaluate its entire $250 million project after the Federal Aviation Administration recently issued hazard determination permits for 80 of its 133 turbine sites, according to Neil Palmer, public affairs consultant for the Chicago-based developer. He said Invenergy Wind plans to obtain pricing updates on turbines, equipment and construction as well as establish a schedule after nearly a year-long delay while the Department of Defense studied the effect wind turbines would have on military radar.

MP seeks another wind farm
(Port Lincoln Times) Member for Flinders Liz Penfold will hold talks with a Western Australian company this week to try and secure a new wind farm on Eyre Peninsula. Mrs Penfold said with the mining potential on the peninsula and a desalination plant for Whyalla in the near future, there would be more demand for energy than ever before.