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	<title><![CDATA[Considering All the Benefits of Residential Renewable Energy is Critical]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-posner/considering-all-the-benef_b_150848.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://treehugger.com/"><img src='http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/33813/original.jpg' align='right'></a>Ask most people about the benefits of residential <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/01/sweden_raises_t.php">renewable energy</a>--<a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/geothermal_energy_poor_cousin.php">geothermal</a>, rooftop <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/solar_photovolt_2.php">solar photovoltaic</a> and <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/solar_thermal_p.php">solar thermal</a>, and <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/magwind_vertica.php">backyard wind turbines</a>, primarily--and the response is usually the same: they are good for the environment, raise property value and lower or eliminate utility bills. While undoubtedly true, these responses present an incomplete picture of the benefits of distributed renewable energy. In certain instances, such as<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081213/ap_on_re_us/ice_storm"> last week when a single ice storm </a>left...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Green]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-01-14T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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