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A green energy effort has the wind in its sails

Environmentally conscious citizens are finding the power to adapt municipal buildings

Patricia Barry, Medford's environmental agent, amid the solar panels on the roof of City Hall. Patricia Barry, Medford's environmental agent, amid the solar panels on the roof of City Hall. (JOANNE RATHE/GLOBE STAFF)
By Melissa Beecher
Globe Correspondent / February 22, 2007

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A grass-roots effort to fight global warming and high utility bills is sprouting in the suburbs, as advocates push for renewable energy in schools and local governments one step or solar panel at a time. (Full article: 866 words)

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