| Wyoming bans wind turbines in sage grouse areas |
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| Written by DUSTIN BLEIZEFFER, Casper Star-Tribune | |
| Friday, 03 July 2009 | |
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State officials recently reached a decision not to allow wind development -- or even a pilot study -- in Wyoming's sage grouse core areas. Read more...
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  written by George Edward Mills, July 06, 2009
...sounds like "catch the wind" is a green solution, doesn't it? Its not! Wind mills kill scores of birds and insects and on a large scale, may slow our planet's rotation... its not the answer folks... neither is burning clean coal (I'm from Pittsburgh, there is NO SUCH THING) ... solar is an answer... as is nuke power (honest).. just don't stop thinking.
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