Outstanding information graphic: New York Times chart of growth in wind energy capacity
Check out the following information graphic, prepared by The New York Times based on data provided by the American Wind Energy Association: 
More on Krauss’s excellent article in another post - but - if you’re also aware that Krauss reported a 45% increase in wind-energy production from 2006 to 2007 - and have that in mind while looking at this chart - this is very good news. If we were to continue at this rate, it would mean a doubling of capacity would occur in slightly over two years.
This is part of a Times series called The Energy Challenge. Check out this series, and you can see that the Times has, perhaps slowly but steadily, been providing good, detailed coverage of energy issues; look closely at the bylines, and it’s apparent that the Times has assigned some of its best reporters to covering energy issues. (As to the chart - which is only credited “The New York Times” - we suspect that Khoi Vinh may have had something to do with it. Why the infographic designer, as who, as much as the reporter and her/his editors, has interpretive responsibility, gets no byline, we don’t understand).
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