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Energy 101: Wind Power

Length 2:13
Created 11.10.11

Our animated correspondent "Little Lee Patrick Sullivan" explains how the wind can be used to generate power, including where wind comes from, its history as a power source, how wind farms generate electricity and what's likely to be the first major offshore wind project in the U.S. 

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