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Wind turbines create a stir with landowners
John Richey of Chico is concerned about global warming and thinks that anything people can do to help the cause is worthwhile. With that in mind, Richey attended a meeting about wind turbines in Jacksboro on Monday night.
The speakers at the meeting – held before a packed house in the Jacksboro High School auditorium – were generally opposed to wind turbines.
November 2, 2006
by Christina Lane
in Wise County Messenger
John Richey of Chico is concerned about global warming and thinks that anything people can do to help the cause is worthwhile. With that in mind, Richey attended a meeting about wind turbines in Jacksboro on Monday night.
The speakers at the meeting – held before a packed house in the Jacksboro High School auditorium – were generally opposed to wind turbines.
A wind turbine is a machine that converts the energy in wind into electricity. Turbines usually stand 320 to 510 feet in the air and have rotors that are 250 to 340 feet in diameter.
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