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  • Nuns get a windfall

    In Richardton, N.D., the nuns of Sacred Heart Monastery have installed two 100-ft. windmills.

  • A fresh breeze hits Western utilities

    Wind power is getting a second wind, especially on the "wind farms" of Wyoming.

  • Trading up to salmon power

    The Emerald People's Utility District near Eugene, Ore., plans to provide "green power" to its customers, encouraging energy production that doesn't harm air quality or salmon.

  • Solar power is booming

    The Worldwatch Institute's report shows that solar power's growth rate is up.

  • There goes the neighborhood

    Residents of a Steamboat Springs, Colo., neighborhood that is powered by solar and propane energy, are upset with CEO Jim Mann's plans to power the 21,000 sq.-ft. house he wants to build there with electricity from the grid.

  • Hot and beautiful

    A report by the U.S. Geological Survey, "Tapping the Earth's Natural Heat," discusses geothermal power and its possible impacts on the environment.

  • Learning sustainable technology

    The nonprofit Solar Energy International offers courses in water, wind and solar power.

  • Just charge it

    The Tucson Electric Power Company opens eight free charge-up stations in Tucson for electric cars.

  • A humming good race

    The first annual Sun Sprint of the Rockies Solar and Electric car race will run from Aspen, Colo., to Moab, Utah.

  • Soft energy may shred Wyoming raptors

    A planned Kenetech wind turbine site in Wyoming may endanger the raptors that hunt and migrate in the area.

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