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Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User’s Guide to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is available from Green For All and PolicyLink to assist local and state advocates, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and policymakers in making the best use of recovery dollars. While the guide is not a complete survey of funding provisions in the Recovery Act to be used for planning renewable energy projects, it does provide a useful overview of the recovery programs being funded and provides recommendations for building an inclusive green economy.

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Photograph of the wind turbine at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota taken by Scelis.  

Renewable energy has been a major factor in the resurgence of energy corridor acquisitions. The nature of renewable energy means there is a need to link the energy source (often in remote, not-very-populated areas) to the energy demand (in highly populated areas). As advocates for wind energy, transmission can be a significant hurdle in successful development of wind farms.

“What some are calling the ‘last crop to harvest’ is capturing growing attention from farmers and other landowners in western Minnesota,” wrote Tom Cherveny in the West Central Tribune

Windustry is honored to have received a second Wedgeshare grant of $3,500 from the Wedge Community Coop in Minneapolis. The Wedge Community Coop is a visionary community treasure with 35 years of service to the local community.