Eco-island_Aug 27 2008

Samso, a Danish island in the North Sea, has 4,300 inhabitants. 100% of the island's electricity comes from wind power and 75% of its heat is from solar power and biomass energy. Al Jazeera's correspondent Barbara Serra reports from a community that is using innovative ways to keep its energy costs down.

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• Samso

[naliuj]

well alot of them are owned cooperatively. The farmer took out 1 million dollar loan lets start there (could be more i don't know), they power 600 households, so each household could pay $1667.67. i know people who spend more on T.V.'s

[mudylafeet]

Awesome

[nicholec101]

a lot of people are afraid to invest in clean energy because of the initial starting price. Although there should not be a price tag on investing in the public health and environment, this video will help prove to people that they will eventually get their money back.

[d3adp001]

see it is possible

And it is available to the common person, one step at a time.

[rlkdu96]

awsome is an understatement!I just wish it was more affodable for the everyday person to do things like this. Think of how quickly the world could change for the better!

[stratosjoebar]

5 stars to those people that are SO OPENMINDED.

BRAVO !

[luvmsiahatethegov]

This is our only path to a sustainable future. Hopefully, the entire world will also be able to achieve such a future.