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How Hydrokinetic Energy Works, part of the energy 101 series. An introduction to the resource and the technologies that turn the motion of water into electricity.

In February 2006, the phrase “to understand and protect the home planet” was removed from the NASA’s official mission statement. Scientists worried the change meant funding would be shifted away from studies of Earth, including climate change research.

In September 2005, NOAA scientist Dr. Pieter Tans was asked to cancel a conference session on energy use and the carbon cycle due to policy implications and was told that the words “climate change” could not appear in the titles of any presentations.

A major study of climate change’s potential consequences for the United States was erased from official government climate science and policy discussions.

Wind power can help to improve the environment while also offering new jobs, more money for towns and schools, cleaner air and water, a more reliable electricity supply, and stable energy prices are just some of the many potential benefits.

Wind power is an affordable option for producing some of the electricity New England needs without creating air or water pollution.

Wind energy is among the least expensive and most abundant renewable energy sources available today.

New England has excellent wind resources, particularly on mountain ridges and along the coast.

Electricity generation is the leading U.S. contributor to global warming because most of our energy comes from fossil fuels that emit CO2. Wind power is the most affordable option available today for new sources of power generation without emitting CO2.

On average, monthly household electricity bills could increase by just 38 cents.