Obama just missed a big chance to boost wind power

Grist
By Ben AdlerNov 30, 2016, 3:20 pm89 pts
The Obama administration has squandered a big opportunity to promote renewable energy, especially wind power. Earlier this month, the Bureau of Land Management created a new program to lease federal land for solar, wind, and geothermal energy development. That may sound like something to celebrate, and indeed…

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