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Museum on Turbines: Learning, Not Earning

Posted May 20, 2010 7:49 AM

From CNET News.com:

If you like the idea of greening your home or office by installing a small wind turbine, it may be best to picture the device on the ground and not the roof. That's one of the pearls of wisdom shared here Tuesday by the city's Museum of Science, during a conference on small-scale urban wind turbines. The museum was reporting data from an experiment involving the installation last year of five such turbines on the institution's roof.

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Re: Museum on Turbines: Learning, Not Earning

05/21/2010 11:19 AM

I grew up in the Boston area and never tired of this museum. If you are in that area for a visit, by all means go to the Museum of Science. It's not far from MIT in Cambridge and is enjoyed by inquisitive minds of all ages. My four kids love going there. It is always a high point when we go back to New England to visit family.

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