Bob Dylan wasn't singing about clean renewable energy when he first sang the song "Blowin' In The Wind," but the one answer to stopping global warming and lessening our dependence on fossile fuels may indeed be blowing in the wind that will be harnessed by windpower. The Utne Reader, the alternative media magazine, has a piece in its November/December 2006 issue about windpower and it's application in the urban environment.
"...Towering masts and propellers don't always fit in dense metropolitan areas, much less in backyards, so developers are pursuing everything from "micro windmills" that can be retrofitted onto existing homes and businesses to wind-harnessing "energy skin" for building exteriors."Getting mention in the article are projects large and small. It encouraging to see that windpower in the city is being added to the quiver of those who want to build a greener and cleaner planet.
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