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A row of white wind turbines with spinning blades stands on golden grassy hills under a clear blue sky in Livermore, California.

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Labeled diagram of a wind turbine showing its main components, including blades attached to a rotor, nacelle housing gears and generator, controller, yaw drive and motor, power cable, and tower, with an anemometer on top.

Vertical-axis wind turbine

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Combination shot of Grinnell Glacier taken from the summit of Mount Gould, Glacier National Park, Montana in the years 1938, 1981, 1998 and 2006.

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