Massachusetts gets $25 million for wind turbine testing center

The Massachusetts government has received $25 million in federal stimulus money from the U.S. Energy Department to build a wind turbine testing center in Charlestown.

The Charlestown facility is expected to be able to test blades up to 300 feet long. The money will create over 100 construction jobs and about 10 full-time jobs once the facility is built.

The allocation of this part of the stimulus money is intended to work towards President Obama's goal of 10 percent of energy generated in the U.S. coming from renewable sources. Currently, about two percent of the energy generated in the country is from renewable sources.

For more information on the wind turbine facility, check out this story from The Globe.

Boston prepares to go dark for Earth Hour 2009

On March 28, in observance of Earth Hour, the lights on the Citgo Sign, Prudential Tower, Zakim Bridge, and other famous Boston landmarks will go dark for one hour.

The Globe has this slide show with pictures showing how cities around the world observed the event last year. Check it out, and be sure to join the city and turn your own lights off at 8:30 p.m. on the 28th.

A green laugh break

Because everything green doesn't need to be so serious, we would like to share with you this video promoting Earth Hour 2009. The song and video parody Sarah Silverman's I'm F'ing Matt Damon Song. The parody entitled I'm Flicking The Lights Off is very funny and worth watching.

Earth Hour 2009 is March 28th at 8:30 p.m. All you need to do is turn off your lights for an hour to help impact climate change.