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Americans Support Increased Government Spending To Develop Renewable Energy Sources

Submitted by ninaoyen1 on

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http://www.energyfactcheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2of3-Americans-favor-increased-government-spending-to-develop-renewables.jpg

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Two-thirds of Americans favor increased government spending to develop solar and wind power, and spending more to develop alternative fuels for cars has the same level of support.

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Ramping Up Renewables

Submitted by ninaoyen1 on

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http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/smart-energy-solutions/increase-renewables/infographic-ramping-up-renewable-energy.html#learn

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Renewable energy is providing clean, reliable electricity across the U.S. and around the world. It is also growing rapidly, with record numbers of new wind and solar installations in the U.S. over the past few years. 

We can readily continue this rapid expansion of renewable energy by utilizing existing technologies, investing in improvements to our electricity system, and making smart policy decisions that move the country toward a clean energy future. 

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An Example of Franchise Fee Incentive for Local Energy

Submitted by patrickpoon7 on

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http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/09/a-rarely-tapped-city-strategy-for-boosting-local-renewable-energy?cmpid=WNL-Friday-September5-2014

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Click here to see the full article "A Rarely Tapped City Strategy for Boosting Local Renewable Energy," describing how local governments can help the city move towards the development and usage of local renewable energy

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US Wind Speed Map

Submitted by alyssablack on

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http://apps2.eere.energy.gov/wind/windexchange/wind_maps.asp

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A map showing the wind speeds all over America. Focusing on San Diego, it can be seen that for most of the county wind speeds are not very high.

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