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Wind farm generates pros and cons
TradeWind Energy of Lenexa, Kansas, has plans to build a wind farm near Marshall. According to company officials, the Star Mountain Wind Project will provide a cheap, clean source of electricity for thousands of homes and provide a much-needed economic shot in the arm for Searcy County. ...Joe McShane, who lives on Little Red River Road about a mile from both assessment towers, is not one of the gung-ho residents when it comes to the wind farms.
April 20, 2010
by David Holsted
in Harrison Daily
MARSHALL - The wind that has swept the timeless hills of Searcy County for centuries might finally be put to work.
TradeWind Energy of Lenexa, Kansas, has plans to build a wind farm near Marshall. According to company officials, the Star Mountain Wind Project will provide a cheap, clean source of electricity for thousands of homes and provide a much-needed economic shot in the arm for Searcy County.
"We've had overwhelming positive support," TradeWind Energy development manager Aaron Weigel said of the reaction from local residents. "A high percentage of the people are excited about it and are gung-ho."
According to Weigel,... [continue via Web link]
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