MULTIMEDIA:

First Green Embassy. The Embassy of Finland became the first embassy in the United States to receive the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Tour the sleek, modern embassy, including their diplomatic sauna. Go >

The town of Hull, MA has a centuries old history of harnessing wind energy. Salt-producing windmills of the 1820’s have evolved into modern electricity-producing wind turbines, standing tall above the shores of this coastal community. In 2001, a 660 kW turbine was installed at Windmill Point, at the tip of the peninsula that is Hull. “Hull Wind One,” as it is known, was the first commercial-scale wind turbine to go online anywhere on the eastern U.S. coastline. A second, larger turbine was installed 5 years later.

Dick Miller, Operations Manager of the Hull Municipal Light Plant, and Pat Cannon, Chairman of the Hull Municipal Light Board, tells us how the turbines impact the cost of electricity for Hull residents and why this wind energy project has been met with a 95% approval rating. Watch >

Produced by David Ozug. Music by: Modest Mouse, “March Into The Sea” & Explosions in the Sky, “Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean.”

Peru's economic growth in the last few years has been driven in part by its vast mineral wealth. The country is one of the world's leading exporters of gold. It's estimated that 30-40% of the gold leaving the country is mined illegally. Huayapethue, in Madre de Dios province sits on a giant swatch of sand and silt in the middle of lush rain forest. Watch >

Read Sean Carberry's blog posts from Peru on the Dispatch: Promise and Pitfalls in Peru and Alpaca: It's not just for sweaters anymore.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Articles

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Other

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“Project 88: Harnessing Market Forces to Protect the Environment.” Google web link to download PDF report.