Wind power gaining in popularity

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[IMAGE]Wind power gaining in popularity Wind po=
wer, once derided by the energy industry as impractical and expensive, is q=
uietly growing in popularity as an alternative means of generating electric=
ity. A number of power generation firms that rely on traditional energy so=
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. 294.17 (2.1) -0.69% NASDAQ 2,059.38 15.11 0.74% S&P 500 1,172.51 7.2 0.=
62% Market Vols Close Change % Change AMEX (000) 166,836 15,307.0 10.1=
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% Heating Oil (Feb) 0.5859 0.020 3.53% Nat. Gas (Henry) 2.275 (0.034) -1.4=
7% Propane (Feb) 30.90 (0.85) -2.68% Palo Verde (Feb) 24.75 0.00 0.00% COB=
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e Change % Change Australia $ 1.920 (0.023) -1.18% Canada $ 1.60 0.000 =
0.00% Germany Dmark 2.18 0.009 0.41% Euro 0.8954 (0.004) -0.44% Japan ?=
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037) -0.53% Foreign Indices Close Change % Change Arg MerVal 343.22 2.6=
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HangSeng 11702.15 278.63 2.44% Japan Nikkei 225 10871.49 328.87 3.12% Me=
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