Most of all, there is nothing as satisfying as those moments where you step out on a dark night, the wind blowing, the rain beating down, with a long journey ahead - and decide to catch the Tube instead.
Even the force of a hurricane, which at least has a long wind up and warning time, can't match the explosive and random fury of a tornado's touchdown and destruction.
Women's groups marched through Nairobi's city centre to the sound of a wind band to signal the opening of the year-long campaign.
In order for the investment to be a long-term success, the delivered cost of wind energy will have to drop significantly.
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Next week, Wetstone expects a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on his group's most important legislative priority, a long-term extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC).
In one of the biggest clean energy stories from the past week, a coalition of utility companies are planning to team up to construct a wind farm 12 miles off the coast of Long Island.
Congress this month extended the credit for another year, allowing developers to qualify for the subsidy as long as they begin construction of a wind farm in 2013.
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Wind turbines can only supply electricity when the wind blows, and as long as inexpensive energy storage remains elusive, utility companies will have to combine wind with a resource that can be banked in reserve, like gas.
Her face was red from the wind, and she was panting a little, having hurried through the long ascent.
There was another long delay on the par-3 16th after a gust of wind dunked Manassero's tee shot in the water.
The Department for the Environment has suggested a long-term plan involving alternative energy sources, such as wind and tidal, and reducing waste.
If you have a long leather coat, wear it, and make sure it flaps in the wind.
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He says Gamesa, which also builds and runs wind parks, is a safer bet, since it has long-term contracts with the large Spanish utilities.
In the long run Mr Obama would wind Fannie and Freddie down, and has suggested replacements including a federal guarantee to be activated during crises or federal reinsurance sold as a backstop to private insurers.
Meanwhile, the Goldbergs' case will continue to wind through the court as they try to settle issues concerning their three children and a home in Syosset on Long Island.
Washington had warmed up, the swift storm of the previous day had passed, the sky was overcast but the air wasn't painful in a wind-chill way, and the capital was full of men in cowboy hats and women in long furs.
Surgeons ended up padding the time of their operating room slots so they didn't wind up behind if a compound fracture repair went too long.
Such tricky matters seem a long way off standing in bright sunshine on the summit of Halgurd, buffeted by the chill wind and tired from the climb.
"In the long run, we're all going to wind up saving money, " says Tom Sherak, a senior VP at 20th Century Fox.
The plan considered the environmental and economic impacts of a range of long-term transmission planning scenarios, including a 500 MW offshore wind farm.
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