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We Could Have 10 MW Wind Turbines by 2011 and 15 MW Turbines by 2020

Photo: Enercon E-126 , currently the biggest wind turbine Winds of Change Wind turbines have been getting bigger and more powerful for a while. It wasn’t that long ago that 1.5-megawatt turbines were considered impressive, but now we have the Enercon E-126 (pictured above and below), currently the biggest wind turbine and able to generate 7 megawatts. But even that isn’t even close to reaching the physical limits of what we can build; The Norwegian company Sway will build a 533-feet, 10-megawatt giant by 2011 (follow… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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We Could Have 10 MW Wind Turbines by 2011 and 15 MW Turbines by 2020

Ad Campaign Asks Obama to Stop 2,000 Mile Oil Sands Pipeline

The notorious tar sands in Alberta, Canada have long been a source of contention for environmentalists, and rightfully so: Due to the destruction wrought by extracting the oil from the sands and the carbon-intensive refinement processes, this oil is often considered the dirtiest on… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ad Campaign Asks Obama to Stop 2,000 Mile Oil Sands Pipeline