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Things you can do with $100 Billion
Just $2.5 Billion provides wind power for a million homes

As Congress prepares to debate a supplemental $100 billion expenditure for the war in Iraq, there is news coming out of Southern California concerning a $4 Billion project to create a 50 square mile windfarm that will generate power for a million homes. The initial phase of the project will provide about 1.5 megawatts. The ultimate potential is 4.5 megawatts, or enough to replace two nuclear power plants.