Power Eng. Intl - Shell to sell stake in offshore wind farm

Royal Dutch Shell plans to sell its stake in the world's largest planned wind farm, as it shifts its focus to the United States where government incentives offer competitive returns. Shell is 33% shareholder in London Array, which will involve building a wind farm with up to 341 turbines over 20km from the Thames, east of London - Oil2Wind Power.

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Latin America: profitable business, sustainable development

A joint initiative for 'Inclusive Business' between the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV). Over the past year, the alliance actively pursues collaboration between executives and civic leaders across Latin America to generate ideas for sustainable businesses...on YouTube.

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Fewer Bees, or Pollinators Mean Trouble for Crops

Commercial honeybees, which pollinate more than 90 commercially grown crops, are one of the most affected pollinators. Indeed, honeybees had to be imported from outside North America last year for the first time since 1922, Three-quarters of all flowering plants _ including food and crops that provide fiber, drugs, and fuel_depend on pollination...join the sustainable world rEVOLution at change.org

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Blimp-Based Wind Turbine Tested [PICS]

A company called Magenn is testing blimp-based wind turbines. The system consists of an airship that is tethered to the ground, and rotates horizontally in the wind, generating electricity...Another California venture, Makani Power, raised $10 million from Google.org in 2006 to help develop a kite system that taps winds in the jet stream.

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Elder F. Enzio Busche - Unleashing the Dormant Spirit

In a BYU Devotional, given on May 14 1996, Elder F. Enzio Busche of the Quorum of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (www.mormon.org) gave advice to those listening on how to become a disciple of Christ. The speech was entitled "Unleashing the Dormant Spirit" and can be found at http://speeches.byu.edu.

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