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Solar Panels Rare Amid the Steeples

Wednesday, Mar 06 2013

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The New York Times

In the early 1980s, after an energy crisis that gripped the world, a Catholic priest in the Texas city of Lubbock took a stand for the environment. His congregation needed a new church. So the priest, the Rev. Joe James, anchored the building deep in the earth to optimize insulation. He also ordered five wind turbinesĀ for the church grounds. The largest was called Big Bird, because it stood 80 feet tall.