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Getting It Right: Windpower & Transmission Capacity

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This article really spells out some of the infrastructure and land-use problems we face as we utilize wind power. Looks like Texas is leading the charge (if you'll pardon the expression), but 19th Century land-use policy will be the stick-in-the-spokes that could keep the windmills from turning. Read More...

No Solar, No Wind, but 90% Less Energy Use for this English House

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An English architect has created a genuine "passivhous," using conventional building methods like cavity wall construction. At current exchange rates, the owner will spend a little over $100 a year to heat and cool this house. Read More...

GREEN BOOKS

Water: Our Most Precious Resource: by Marc Devilliers. This highly readable report on the looming global water crisis is amazingly informative on water issues around the world from China to Texas.