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A middle school in Medford, Massachusetts recently finished installing a wind turbine on its campus. The single 100kw wind turbine will offset about ten percent of the school’s energy and save the city about $25,000 each year. While the turbine project cost upwards of $650,000, the school was able to pay for it through fund raising efforts of the Medford Clean Energy Committee and a number of grants from different nonprofits (a few that required the school provide education around alternative energy and sustainable resources).

How could renewable energy possibly benefit America’s traditional farmers?  How does the average young person in middle America see themselves fitting into a “sustainable lifestyle”?  Just ask anyone in the 760 person town of Trimont, Minnesota.  Approximately 67 Wind Turbines have been generating not only energy throughout the state but also millions in revenue for [...]