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Wind energy produces electricity without emitting any pollutants or greenhouse gases at all, requires no mining or drilling, helps preserve habitat and open space, and poses no national security threats. Wind energy could easily and cost-effectively contribute 20% of California's electricity supply by 2020.
When you turn your house lights on, chances are that the electricity was generated by a power plant that burns fossil fuels - coal, oil, or natural gas. These sources of energy account for more than 70% of current U.S. electricity generation and 58% of California's electricity generation.
Fossil-fuel-fired power plants are the leading U.S. source of carbon dioxide emissions - a primary contributor to global warming, our most serious environmental problem and one that threatens every species on Earth.
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