KUZUMAKI, Iwate Pref. (Kyodo) The town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, covers about 80 percent of its energy needs with wind power, cattle urine and manure.

Since it declared its resolve in 1999 to actively press ahead with the introduction of new energy resources, the town has brought in windmills and utilized the manure of the area's many cattle to produce electricity.

The Clean Power Kuzumaki Wind-Generated Power Station began operating in December at a site about 30 minutes' drive from the town.