Champaign County should invest in wind energy, researchers suggest

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Champaign County should invest in wind energy, researchers suggest

Dozens of snow-white turbines spring up from green fields, standing at around 260 feet tall. Thirty-five minutes away from the University, Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Center in Farmer City, Illinois is one of the closest wind farms to Champaign County.  While other counties in Illinois and nearby states take action when it comes to wind energy development, Champaign County is slow, primarily because of the social “stigma” among landowners, not will…