Kansas Bill Hopes To Outlaw Sustainable Development

Kansas State Capitol

A recently proposed a bill would outlaw the use of Kansas taxpayer dollars for anything that could be construed as sustainable development. Read more →

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Kansas Renewable Portfolio Standard Withstands Attacks

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Upon a second review, the Kansas House Energy and Environment Committee voted 10-9 to table a bill which would have repealed the 20 percent target of the RPS. Read more →

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Renewable Energy Standards Challenged In Midwest Region

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The Buckeye State is among a few Midwestern battlegrounds where lawmakers associated with a conservative policy group are working to freeze, repeal, or otherwise weaken renewable energy policies. Read more →

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Sorghum Biofuel Gets ‘Advanced’ Ticket To Your Gas Tank

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The U.S. needs more advanced biofuels under its renewable fuel standard, and the EPA says grain sorghum, under certain circumstances, can fill the bill as a feedstock. Read more →

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Zombie-Proof Condos In Kansas Sold Out

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Want to ride out the apocalypse in a former missile silo equipped with off-grid power, fresh food and air, and even a Jacuzzi? You'll have to get in line. Read more →

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Kansas Wind Farm Unleashes The Turbines

The 200-megawatt Caney River Wind Farm in Elk County, Kansas, will power 70,000 homes, and provide funding to protect the state's tallgrass prairie habitat. Read more →

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Can Wind Power, Wildlife Get Along?

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A peer-reviewed study by the Nature Conservancy's Kansas chapter says that with thoughtful siting and some mitigation, wind power and wildlife can coexist. Read more →

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Siemens Loves Kansas, Opens New Wind Center

Siemens, which already manufactures nacelles in Kansas, has now opened a big wind-energy storage and distribution center in the state. Read more →

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Caught on Film: High School Turbine Raising

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See Eudora High School in Kansas put up a wind turbine in just over three minutes, thanks to the miracle of time-lapse video. Read more →

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BP Plans To Build Big Wind Farm In Kansas

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Once completed, BP Wind Energy's 419-megawatt (MW) proposed Flat Ridge 2 wind farm near Wichita, Kansas will be the largest wind farm in the state. Read more →

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