Wildpoldsried, population 2,600, generates 321 percent more renewable energy than it uses, and sells the excess back to the national power grid earning millions in revenue annually. Read about this German town in Bavaria that has become a world leader in renewable energy and revitalizing their local economy. If they can do it, any town in the United States can do it when its citizens are 100% united in the cause.
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After only three years of development, a small town in Florida has moved into the ranks of the solar big leagues worldwide. The municipal utility serving Gainesville, Florida expects that by year end 2011 the town will have installed 7.3 MW of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) systems.
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Wisconsin's renewable energy marketplace is going through a tumultuous period. We need to chart a new course for 2012 to address the ongoing policy uncertainties and emerging marketplace realities.
To get down to the heart ot the matter, how big is your backyard? Does it stop at the fencepost, or your street, or your town. or your state, or your country, or your planet?
Putting into modern practice the ancient Native American philosophy that the decisions we make today should result in a sustainable world seven generations into the future.
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