Cover: Kite surfer Ainhoa García Pallares catches air in the Strait of Gibralter
Photograph by BEN WELSH/CORBIS

ANYWHERE IT BLOWS
No longer the energy source of the future—wind is ready today.
EDWARD HUMES

3 WIND POWER MYTHS
The big misperceptions that are holding wind farms back.
EDWARD HUMES

WIND'S CLOSE CALL
Emergency "fiscal cliff" legislation saves renewable-energy tax credit.
EDWARD HUMES

CONFLICT AVOIDANCE
Avoiding bird kill with better turbine siting.
PAUL RAUBER

LOOK TO THE FISHES
John Dabiri uses biomimicry to design cheaper, smaller turbines.
EDWARD HUMES

THE ART OF DIMINISHED RESISTANCE
Tom Wylie's fuel-efficient sailboat for scientists.
STEVE HAWK

GUST JUNKIES: WIND SPORTS TAKE OFF
Five adventurous ways to ride the breeze.
JAKE ABRAHAMSON

CORPORATE CLIMBERS
Dirtbags no more! Mountaineers find lofty employment maintaining towering turbines.
ANDY ISAACSON

RIDING ON AIR
Gear that taps into nature's tempestuous power.
JOHNATHON ALLEN

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