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Wind Energy Could Meet Global Power Demand 100 Times Over OilPrice.com They used computer models to calculate the amount of power that could be generated by wind energy at low altitude (land-based, and offshore turbines) and high altitude (upper atmosphere turbines using kite technology), and also the potential impacts on ... |
Wind Energy a Lifeline for Drought-Stricken Farms Huffington Post Fortunately for Carter, he gets such a boost, about $35,000 a year for the electricity produced from the seven wind turbines towering above a series of rocky bluffs at the edge of his pastureland. Come rain or shine, the winds blow steady, the turbines ... and more » |
Obama's Energy Tax Proposals: Wind vs. Oil and Gas Canada Free Press “Governor Romney may have figured out that you can't drive a car with a windmill on it, but he doesn't seem to know that America now has enough wind turbines installed to generate enough electricity from wind to power nearly 13 million homes with clean ... |
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