Steel to wind works?

Over at Scientific American, David Biello files this vignette from Braddock, PA as part of the Beyond the Light Switch series.


Keith Schneider investigates and reports a similar story - Midwest Emerges as Clean Energy Center - in yesterday's NY Times.

If a wind farm is built in Lake Erie ...

... this is what the view could like from the Cleveland coast, according to the Ohio Office of Coastal Management, which has gathered an enormous amount of information on turbine siting in the area.


Thanks to David Beach at GreenLakeBlueCity for the informative post sharing this info.

Red marks the spots

The red indicates where 1) wind power potential is "outstanding" and 2) fights about projects to harvest the power - especially offshore - is "highly likely."

Report: People need wind turbine education

The latest report from Michigan's Public Service Commission says some residents fear wind turbines will drive down nearby property values, make people crazy and kill birds and bats. Fortunately flora and fauna generally will go unaffected, the report finds.