Germany’s Reichstag to convert to 100 percent renewable energy

In Germany, the Reichstag will become the first parliamentary building worldwide to use 100 percent renewable energy. The building generates 40 percent of its energy from biofuel generators, and will expand its portfolio of energy sources to include wind and solar by summer 2008.

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