WIND POWER AT ITS FINEST -- EMPIRE STATE AND OTHER BUILDINGS ARE NOW POWERED BY WIND
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The world just got greener. The Empire State Building, New York's legendary building and the citys number one tourist attraction is now powered by wind. The structure flickered back to life...Wind Power At Its Finest Empire State ... read more

21ST CENTURY NIKOLA TESLA: MAXWELL CHIKUMBUTSO
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Maxwell Chikumbutsos Game-Changing Free Energy Devices! shows that when Foster Gamble and Kimberly Carter Gamble released the 2011 documentary Thrive: What On Earth Will It Take?, it became one of the most widely seen films. Th... read more

BE READY FOR THE NEXT POWER FAILURE
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A cousin just installed a 16kW generator to power the whole house. It goes on and off automatically, triggered by power failure and restoration, and runs on natural gas. See video here. It costs about $4K plus installation. Vari... read more

PATENT CLAIMS SOLAR ENERGY 'BREAKTHROUGH'
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I hope this is for real: Patent Filing Claims Solar Energy Breakthrough In a U.S. patent application, a little-known Maryland inventor claims a stunning solar energy breakthrough that promises to end the planet's reliance on... read more

MIT CREATES SOLAR CELL FROM GRASS CLIPPINGS
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MIT creates solar cell from grass clippings A researcher at MIT, Andreas Mershin, has created solar panels from agricultural waste such as cut grass and dead leaves. In a few years, Mershin says it'll be possible to stir some g... read more

CALIFORNIA'S ENERGY CRISIS
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From: Steve Subject: energy crisis Date: Friday, May 11, 2001 9:13 AM Dear Mark Williams (KFBK talk show host, for those others getting this message) You mentioned the $2,000 price of energy the other day, not paid to the po... read more