The Wind For Schools program is installing wind energy on school grounds to teach students about this alternative source of energy.
The Midwest is known for wheat, hogs, cattle, soybeans, corn and wind. The large open spaces which make the land great for farming with 24 row equipment also leaves little to reduce wind. The U.S. Department of Energy is promoting a national initiative to help students understand the renewable power of wind.
The states involved in this initiative are
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Montana
- Nebraska
- South Dakota
Three to five school districts in each state will receive wind turbines each year. Not only will the turbines produce electricity for the school districts but will also create career interest in wind energy, perhaps even engineering.
Iowa and other states are already sprinkled with long ribbons of wind towers helping to create electrical energy. Wind does not pollute and is renewable. The Midwest is going "green."
Source: www.kcstar.com, June 9, 2008
