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26Apr/081

Willie & Snoop

In the vein of unusual alliances, here are Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg performing together. According to Country Corner at AOL Music, the pair are in Amsterdam recording a song and video together.   Nelson and Snoop followed their recording session with this surprise performance at Amsterdam's Melkweg concert hall.

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28Dec/070

Texas: Wind Energy

WindfarmDid you know that Texas leads the nation in wind energy production?   I didn't either, even though USA Today reported on it back in 2006.

According to the American Wind Energy Association®, Texas inches out California by 400 MW.

AWEA's annual rankings provide a standard reference for tracking the growth of wind power in the U.S. The rankings (as of December 31, 2006) are listed below (one megawatt of wind power produces enough electricity on average to serve 250 to 300 homes):

States with most wind energy installed, by capacity (MW)

1. Texas  2,768
 
2. California  2,361
 
3. Iowa 936
 
4. Minnesota 895
 
5. Washington 818
 

Texas is firmly established as the leader in wind power development, with over 2,700 MW installed at the end of 2006 and some 1,000 MW currently under construction.