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Wind from the north

Canada has clean energy aplenty for the Bay State, but can't we provide our own?

The strong winds and vast space allow for towers of renewable power in West Cape, Prince Edward Island, which is increasingly feeding New England's appetite for green energy. The strong winds and vast space allow for towers of renewable power in West Cape, Prince Edward Island, which is increasingly feeding New England's appetite for green energy. (photos by Mark dembeck/wpn/for the boston globe)
By Beth Daley
Globe Staff / November 17, 2008

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WEST CAPE, Prince Edward Island - Scattered across remote potato fields here, soaring white wind turbines generate electricity for a surprising customer 650 miles to the south: Massachusetts. (Full article: 1186 words)

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