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The Top 10 Exercises of the 80s: Where Are They Now?

Penny Love Hoff | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: High Impact Aerobics, 80s Exercise, Bridge Butt Squeezes, Jiggle Belts, Squat Thrusts, Healthy Living Body, Ballistic Stretching, Suicide Sprints, Calisthenics, 80s Workouts, Windmills, Step Classes, Slidepollajax, Warm-Up Stretching, Aerobics, Home News
Penny Love Hoff

Still long for the days of Jane Fonda, leg warmers and coordinating leotards/scrunchies? Look no further -- these 10 workouts from the 1980s will have...

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Spillproof: Why Offshore Wind Should Replace Offshore Drilling

Jackie Savitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Ocean Acidification, Clean Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, Ocean Breezes, Windmills, Offshore Drilling, Green News
Jackie Savitz

Some argue there are environmental impacts of offshore wind power, but here's never been a single wind-mining disaster, no ground water contamination from wind fracking and no clean up needed from a massive wind spill.

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China Needs to Stop Playing Dirty on Clean Energy

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Green Jobs, Yuan, Bp, International Monetary Fund, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Labor Unions, Barack Obama, G-20, Currency Manipulation, World Trade Organization, Windmills, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Wind Turbines, Technology, China, Solar Power, Green News
James P. Hoffa

Millions of traditional American jobs have moved to China, and now China is thwarting our efforts to create new, renewable energy jobs to replace them.

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Solar Wells Displacing Windmills On Ranches In Colorado, Wyoming

AP | MATT JOYCE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rocky Mountain West, Ranching, Colorado, Solar Power, Wyoming, Windmills, Ranches, Denver News

ALCOVA, Wyo. — The pump installer toppled the old windmill in about an hour, first climbing up the wobbly 27-foot tower to stop the broken mill'...

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Windmills: Why Are They All White With Three Blades?

Slate | Brian Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alternative Energy, Windmills, Renewable Energy, Windmills Blades, Windmills White, Green Energy, Windmill Design, Windmills Alike, Green News

The federal government has green-lighted the nation's first offshore wind farm, to be built off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Opponents claim that 130 ...

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Minnesota Windmills Don't Spin In Cold Weather, Confuse Residents

The New York Times | MONICA DAVEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minnesota Weather, Cold Weather, Minnesota, Wind Turbines, Minnesota Windmills, American Wind Energy Association, Windmills, Green News

For those who suspect residents in places like Minnesota of embellishment when it comes to their tales of bitterly cold winter weather, consider this:...

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Gone with the Wind: Blowing U.S. Tax Dollars Off Shore

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Keith Bradsher, Cap and Trade, Russ Choma, President Obama, Washington D.C., Renewable Energy, Usw, Blue Green Alliance, Obama, Congress, Afl-Cio, United Steelworkers, Investigative Reporting Workshop, Iberdrola, China, Stimulus, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, Unemployment, Fossil Fuels, Buy American, Windmills, New York Times, Republicans, Windmill Farm, Green Energy, Green News
Leo W. Gerard

Washington has doled out hundreds of millions in stimulus funds to foreign renewable energy firms, which compete with and run all over fledgling U.S. firms that were supposed to get the money.

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"Failure Is Not an Option..."

Wade Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tesla, Electric Conversion, Geothermal, Copenhagen, Solar Panels, Electric Car, Colorado, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Environmental Refugees, Windmills, Denver News
Wade Norris

What if we approached global warming the way we approached confronting the Nazis in World War II or the way NASA approached Apollo 13?

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Is There a Green Career in Your Future?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Careers, Green Careers, Sustainable Jobs, Green Jobs, Sustainable Careers, Big Pharma, Herman Daly, Windmills, Big Insurance, Integrative Medicine, Sustainable Alternatives, Green News
Linda Buzzell

Begin the process of transitioning from the waning old economy to the emerging sustainable world, as soon as you can. This doesn't mean you have to work on organic farms, build green buildings or install windmills.

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As Residents Turn to Windmills, Resistance Lingers

nytimes.com | ABBY GOODNOUGH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Residential Windmills, Windmills, Renewable Energy, Green News, Green Living, Green Energy, Wind Turbines, Green News

When Mrs. Howland tried to take the next step in green living -- installing a 132-foot windmill in her backyard that would generate enough electricity...

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Freiburg, a Very Eco-Friendly German City

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LA Times, Germany, Pedestrian Zones, Bicycles, Windmills, Environment, Green, Eco-Friendly, Solar Power, Freiburg, Green News
Terry Gardner

The old-town center of Freiburg is car-free; it's one extensive pedestrian zone of streets, squares and lanes.

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Journey to the Center of a Windmill

Summer Rayne Oakes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wind Power, Energy, G Word, Solar, S Renewable Energy, Discovery, Cnbc, Windmills, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energies, Wind Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Action, Wind Turbines, Discovery Planet Green, Entertainment News
Summer Rayne Oakes

In between doing some Planet Green events I've been filming for G Word, one of Discovery's new shows. Here's a recap on one of my favorite episodes. S...

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