Wind Power News: October 2002
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'We know where you live'
The supposed coming age of renewable energy is often held up as a peaceful kingdom where the energy lion will lie down with the environment lamb. Gone – or at least severely reduced in size and influence – will be those nasty and gargantuan oil companies, with their tentacles extended across the globe. Those nuclear reactors, spewing who knows what, will be banished from the landscape. No more disturbing the caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other pristine . . . Complete story »
Selkirk Crest called prime for wind farm; State could market 150-square-mile block to commercial developers
SANDPOINT – The Selkirk Crest would be a great place to put a wind farm, according to the Idaho Department of Water Resources. A 150-square-mile block of state-owned land on the ridge lines east of Priest Lake ranked among the top three locations in the state for wind farms, the agency recently announced. State wind power specialists selected three top sites from a list of a dozen around the state that showed promise for wind power development. The other two top . . . Complete story »
