Wind power: more U.S. electricity is coming out of thin air.(INFO ZONE) WR News, Edition 4 (including Science Spin) | December 8, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Weekly Reader Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

This has been a record-breaking year for wind power. Power companies in the United States have built thousands of new wind turbines. Those are windmills that produce electricity as they spin. By the end of the year, power companies will have built enough wind turbines to power Rhode Island! With this year's additions, wind power will create enough electricity to light more than 2.5 million homes in the United States, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

Wind power is a renewable energy source. Unlike fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, ...

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