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| Oct. 2, 2007: Wind Power Industry Soars to New HeightsMedia Clip
Posted October 2nd, 2007 by elena
The Scripps Howard News Service calls wind "money in the bank." ScrippsNews Most of the time, farmers have little use for the wind. They might harness it to pump water for livestock or irrigation, but the harder blows are more likely to flatten crops in fields or steal their soil. These days, on more acres across the country, a steady wind is like money in the bank - if electricity-generating turbines can catch it. Wind farming is a reality, or soon will be, in all but about 10 states, offering a "double-cropping" benefit to landowners who can reap thousands of dollars a year for each turbine on their property, along with most of whatever revenue the land was already producing, including agricultural subsidies. |
