United States

Buildings are the largest consumers of energy in the United States.  According the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, buildings consume 72% of America's electricity, account for 55% of the nation's natural gas consumption, and are definitely the country's energy hog -- eating 40% of all energy produced.  The energy costs for America's buildings are estimated to be US$350 billion p

Part Two

A Norwegian group led by wind turbine company Sway AS and funded by the Norwegian government and industrial pillars of that country’s economy is in the lead to build the first operating prototype of a 10 megawatt (MW) wind turbine. 

Improvements in the economy may not be so beneficial for the environment. When the U.S. was suffering economically, energy use decreased slightly – as did emissions.

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