Independent Review staff writer Kristin Holtz and news intern Abigail Popp explore Minnesota's growing interest in wind energy in four-story special report in the July 31 Independent Review.

Local Meeker and Kandiyohi landowners could be Giving wind a turn [1] by partnering to build industrial-sized wind turbines.

Minwind Energy, LLC, in southwestern Minnesota has made its community-owned wind turbines a community success. Farmers boost local economy with group wind project [2]

McLeod County landowner Chuck Hausladen is reaping the rewards of his residential turbine in Hausladen captures big savings with own turbine [3]

In 2007, Minnesota lawmakers gave the state one of the most aggressive renewable energy standards in the country, which is Changing the energy landscape. [4]