.......touts turning blades over burning fossil fuel
 | Europe leads the world in offshore wind turbines, such as these in Denmark. |
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updated 12:01 p.m. MT, Mon., April. 6, 2009 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Windmills off the East Coast could generate enough electricity to replace most, if not all, the coal-fired power plants in the United States, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday.
But those numbers were challenged as "overly optimistic" by a coal industry group, which noted that half the nation's electricity currently comes from coal-fired power plants.
The secretary spoke at a public hearing in Atlantic City on how the nation's offshore areas can be tapped to meet America's energy needs.
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