| Report says energy needs can be met while cutting greenhouse gases, saving salmon |
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| Written by ROCKY BARKER, Idaho Statesman | |
| Friday, 20 March 2009 | |
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Energy efficiency programs - along with wind, solar, geothermal and biomass generation plants - can boost power generation by 6,500 megawatts by 2020, a coalition of clean-energy advocates and environmental groups said in the report, which was released Wednesday. Read more...
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