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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Independent Review staff writer Kristin Holtz and news intern Abigail Popp explore Minnesota&#039;s growing interest in wind energy in four-story special report in the July 31 Independent Review.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Local Meeker and Kandiyohi landowners could be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independentreview.net/news/around-meeker-county/giving-wind-turn-3430&quot;&gt;Giving wind a turn&lt;/a&gt; by partnering to build industrial-sized wind turbines.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Minwind Energy, LLC, in southwestern Minnesota has made its community-owned wind turbines a community success. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independentreview.net/news/business/farmers-boost-local-economy-group-wind-project-3431&quot;&gt;Farmers boost local economy with group wind project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McLeod County landowner Chuck Hausladen is reaping the rewards of his residential turbine in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independentreview.net/news/feature/hausladen-captures-big-savings-own-turbine-3432&quot;&gt;Hausladen captures big savings with own turbine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2007, Minnesota lawmakers gave the state one of the most aggressive renewable energy standards in the country, which is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.independentreview.net/news/business/changing-energy-landscape-3433&quot;&gt;Changing the energy landscape.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:58:24 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Kristin Holtz</dc:creator>
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