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Wind turbine to power Hinesburg library (10-04-2007)
It may be a hall of learning, but Hinesburg's Carpenter-Carse Library building will soon become an educational showcase, with or without the books.
From Burlington Free Press

Wind farms are a winner (09-04-2007)
If somebody had mentioned wind farms 70 years ago, it might have been considered a bad joke. In May 1934, one of the worst dust storms on record spread across the land from Montana and the Dakotas all the way to the eastern seaboard.
From FB

Wartburg sports complex to be powered by wind (08-04-2007)
A private college has committed to powering a new $30 million sports complex with wind energy.
From DesMoines Register

Renewable energy workshop series held at Appalachian beginning in May (07-04-2007)
The Western North Carolina Renewable Energy Initiative at Appalachian State University will present a series of workshops addressing wind, solar, hydro-electric and biodiesel energy through October.
From App State

Wind energy costly but environmentally friendly (06-04-2007)
Yardley officials are thinking green. But is it worth the extra green ? Meg Denney of Community Energy told the council Tuesday that switching to wind energy to power borough property would poise the borough as a local leader in an environmentally friendly Bucks County. The Radnor-based wind energy developer and supplier works with PECO Energy to supply pollution-free power to municipalities, residences and businesses.
From Philly Burbs

Wind energy study now under way (05-04-2007)
Town councilors last week held an election and chose by paper ballot seven members for two year terms on the town's new wind energy committee. The seven were chosen from among 16 applicants and one nominated member.
From James Town Press

Flying wind farms (04-04-2007)
If it ever seems windy where you live, be thankful you do not live 10km up in the air. At that height, the jet-stream winds blow stronger and more constantly than ground level winds, carrying up to a hundred times more energy.
From The Economist

Affordable urban micro wind power? (03-04-2007)
The Voice of America reports that a collaboration between engineers at the University of Hong Kong and a renewable energy company has produced a small, lightweight, scalable wind turbine that can generate power even at low wind speeds.
From Raise The Hammer

U.S. wind industry growing, equipment supply stretched thin (02-04-2007)
Although legislation offering a tax break to windmill blade manufacturers quickly blew through the state Legislature, U.S. demand for wind energy equipment has been building steadily since 2000.
From Arkansas News

Putting together the wind energy puzzle (01-04-2007)
Wind is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most abundant resources — except when it doesn’t blow. That’s the challenge power managers are trying to address through the Northwest Wind Integration Plan.
From The Dalles Chronicle

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