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October 1, 2007

Strong winds not enough to make wind power work

By MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press Writer

BILLINGS, Mont. — The strong winds that blow across the Northern Plains have been chased over the past two years by a spate of politicians and entrepreneurs eager to exploit them as an energy alternative to fossil fuels.

Yet political will, tax breaks and a seemingly endless supply of wind have not been enough to guarantee developers can turn wind into watts. As a result, one of the largest wind farms ever proposed in the United States has been cut to a fraction of its original size after running into opposition from an unlikely source — environmentalists.


 
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