About 60% of Iowa's power comes from wind. Farmers can earn extra cash by leasing small sections of farms for power production. Bill Clark/Getty Images Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and ...

Officials in a northwest Iowa county have approved a plan for road improvements and repairs as 259 wind turbines are removed from wind farms in Buena Vista County and replaced with more ...

GEORGE, IOWA — Wind storms in Iowa and South Dakota on July 28 damage to communities and farms. “I was grinding feed that evening, and just before dark got done with chores and went in the house and ...

How wind took over Iowa, a Republican stronghold If you want to learn about wind energy in Iowa, the person to talk to is Tom Wind. (Yes, his name is literally Tom Wind, and yes, people point it out a ...

As this week marks American Wind Week across the country, it’s worth reflecting on Iowa’s incredible wind energy leadership. As the energy program manager at University of Northern Iowa’s Center for ...

JOICE - Aerodynamic and imposing, the turbines harness the wind into renewable energy at the Top of Iowa Wind Farm. Today, the last of the 89 turbines will be lifted by crane to tower 325 feet above ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. If you drive across Iowa, you’ll probably notice two things aside from the many farms ...

Maybe it is because of his last name or his long history in the energy industry, but Tom Wind is bullish on the future of wind energy in Iowa. "Wind power is on a path to reach 20 percent of the U.S.

Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of corn, wheat and soybeans. You’ll also see towering wind turbines spinning above fields and solar panels shining in the sun ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of corn, wheat and soybeans. You’ll also see towering wind turbines ...

The sun sets behind wind turbines in the countryside east of Victor, Iowa, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The wind turbines are part of MidAmerican's Diamond Trail Wind Energy project in Iowa County.