Google has struck a deal with NextEra Energy Resources to buy 114 megawatts of energy from the Iowa wind farm. This will be enough to power a few of its data centers and enhance the ability to invest in more clean energy resources.

Google Strikes Wind Power Deal — InformationWeek.

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100 Percent Renewable? One Danish Island Experiments with Clean Power [Slide Show]: Scientific American.

One Danish island community owns shares in the wind turbines that meet their energy needs and also generates a check in real income.

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Combining kite power and wind power, this new contraption could provide a significant amount of clean energy.

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PLans to reduce electricity consumption by 80% include wind turbines, new roofs, and solar.

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With the car industry dying, new technologies make for a way to use all that manufacturing power.

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An amazing image of a tallship against the backdrop of a windfarm.

My new Android G1 phone only lasts for an hour when running it like the mini computer that it is. So to have a handy charger available when on those long train journeys would be ideal.

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