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China beating USA in wind energy

News bites: China’s wind energy sails ahead of U.S., scientists link extreme weather to climate change, and more THE HILL, By Ben Geman – 01/25/11
China is now capable of generating more electricity from wind than the United States.

“China has become the leader in wind energy capacity, seizing the lead from the US, where last year installations dropped to half of what they were in 2009,” the Financial Times (registration req’d) reports.

“US installations totaled 5,115 megawatts of wind power in 2010, barely half of 2009’s record pace because of what the industry sees as the lack of predictable long-term federal policies on renewable energy grants,” the story adds.

CBS News has a look at the nexus of extreme weather and climate change. “In the past year, every continent except Antarctica has seen record-breaking floods…..

News bites: China’s wind energy sails ahead of U.S., scientists link extreme weather to climate change, and more – The Hill’s E2-Wire

January 27, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general