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Farmers' New Crop

ON FARMLANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FARMERS ARE PLANTING SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THEIR FIELDS – WIND TURBINES.  THEY’RE BRINGING GREEN ENERGY TO AMERICA AND PUTTING GREEN BUCKS IN FARMERS’ WALLETS.  LEARN MORE ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE. 

FARMERS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE MONEY ARE STARTING TO LEAP INTO THE BUSINESS OF WIND ENERGY.  WITH BLADES OVER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FEET LONG, IN THE RIGHT LOCATION EACH TURBINE CAN GENERATE ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER FIVE HUNDRED HOMES – ALL FROM FREE, NATURAL WIND.  THE BENEFITS ARE ENDLESS – ONCE BUILT, THE TURBINES REQUIRE NO FUEL TO RUN -- PRODUCING CLEAN POWER WHICH REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GASSES EMITTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. AND THE ENERGY IS GENERATED RIGHT HERE ON AMERICAN SOIL.

WHILE ONLY ONE PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S ENERGY IS CURRENTLY DERIVED FROM WIND POWER, FARMERS AND OTHERS ARE FINDING THIS TALL CROP TO BE READY FOR GROWTH.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

To learn more, visit the Union of Concerned Scientists site.