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Windmills Pay the Rent but Spark Rage in NY

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Aug 17, 2008 6:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Wind turbines are cropping up in rural New York state and threatening to pull communities apart, the AP reports. The state's largest wind energy project is worth $400 million and powers 100,000 homes; farmers get paid up to $6,600 per turbine per year...   Read full story »

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