California, for instance, has more than 7, 000 wind turbines (admittedly most of them the little, old ones), yet they produce only about 1.5% of the electricity the state needs.

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Another plus: Parents not only don't worry about aggressive skiers and boarders running into little ones on crowded slopes, but marvel at how friendly everyone is.

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Apparently, my little group of three or four disco haters were not the only ones who wanted to wage war against the Donna Summers of the world.

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