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Give traffic the green light

NOTHER example of ‘Green pioneers’ () are the inventors of small roadside wind turbines that harness traffic turbulence as a source of energy. The UK has 2,300 miles of motorway and 29,500 miles of A road. Anyone who has had the misfortune to break down on one of these roads knows the degree of buffeting caused by fast-moving traffic. Utilising this untapped energy source would limit further despoiling of our beautiful

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