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What is Green Energy?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

During the course of the last elections both in Canada and the USA, there was a substantial amount of talk surrounding energy: renewable energy, green energy, and fossil fuel emissions. Today, I will look define green energy and outline the importance of it to our future. Why renewable energy?

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Do Wind Turbines Cause Health Problems? Canadian Government Wants to Find Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

million and an expected release date sometime in 2014, will take a look at nearly 2,000 homes distanced between 500 meters (1,640 feet) and five kilometers (3.10 The noise and the vibration enters the home and it actually increases the effect,” she told CBC News. Oman Takes Tentative Steps Towards It’s 2020… Go Green'

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Five Types of Alternative Energy

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The United States and Canadian governments are even offering tax credits for individuals that use solar panels and other forms of renewable energy to make their homes more energy efficient. T Boone Pickens is a big believer in wind energy. His energy company has made substantial investments in wind turbines.