The same issue reports on mechanical problems on nearly 1000 gearboxes, requiring retrofits and shutdowns. There'll be a lot of white elephants roaming the prairie in years to come. And just think. The enviros are gearing up to tout wind as a Kyoto solution for Earth Day 2000. Maybe decapitated birds in California and flaming wind turbines in the Midwest will make them think more kindly of fossil fuels after all.
Chinese scientists explain why they like global warming.
Anyway, they figure this will release badly needed water for their arid northwest.