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Slow, Costly and Often Dangerous Road to Wind Power |
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July 16th, 2009 by John B.
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Clean Energy
Original news source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/business/energy-environment/23turbine.html?_r=1
July 16th, 2009 by John B. Posted in
Clean Energy Original news source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/business/energy-environment/23turbine.html?_r=1
BELFAST, Me. — On America’s highways, wind turbines may be the ultimate oversize load.
Trucks carrying silvery blades nearly half a football field long have been lumbering through this placid coastal town all summer, backing up traffic as they slowly exit the roadway. Huge, tubular chunks of tower also pass through.
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