Energy and Global Warming News for June 21st: New 146 MW wind farm; $100 million for solar financing; Quantum dots could double solar efficiency

[image error]New 146 Megawatt Wind Farm in Missouri Reveals the Future Beyond Fossil Fuels

Atchison County, Missouri has just dedicated the new Farmers City Wind Power Project, consisting of 73 turbines that produce 146 megawatts of clean power, enough for 33,000 homes.  In stark contrast to the destruction caused by fossil fuel harvesting, the massive renewable energy project will coexist with farmland, which will continue to yield corn and soybeans.

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