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Tapping into tides for electricity
Description: Tapping the tides is the latest niche in the search for affordable, renewable energy. Widespread use may be years off, but advocates say tides and other hydrokinetic systems, from ocean waves to free-flowing rivers, ultimately could meet up to 10 percent of America's electricity needs, more than hydropower dams now supply. [Source: Seattle Times]
URL: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013525519_tidalenergy26.html
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Source: Seattle Times
Publish Date: 11/26/2010
Reading Level: Basic
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