We were bored last week, so we drove up to a wind farm near Mendota, IL., that Brad had worked on several years ago.
It's really kinda cool, if you ever get near one.
The farmers, of course, get money for leasing out these patches of land in their fields to the power company--makes me wish I had a field out there.....
I won't get on my soapbox right now about how wind generated energy is way safer & cheaper than nuclear power or coal generated electricity--you can Google those controversial topics on your own!
Leo next to the base of one tower. Here's a link about this wind farm, if you want to learn more--
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendota_Hills_Wind_Farm
And a link about wind farms in general, and wind power--
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_the_United_States
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