Rocky Mountain Power's plan to build a 237-megawatt wind farm on a reclaimed coal mine in windy Converse County, Wyo., "created another level of scrutiny on a piece of land where the company already had requirements (to recover it)," says company spokesman Jeff Hymas. But state agencies "were willing to work with us." Now, he says, "It's really considered the crown jewel of all our wind farms." |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.