After spurning wind power, China has swung around and embraced this clean energy. But the nation's love affair with wind may be spinning out of control, finds David Cyranoski.
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Cyranoski, D. Renewable energy: Beijing's windy bet. Nature 457, 372–374 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/457372a
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/457372a