How to recycle a 150-foot wind turbine blade? Haul it to Louisiana, MO
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How to recycle a 150-foot wind turbine blade? Haul it to Louisiana, MO

ByIllinois Public Radio

LOUISIANA, Mo. — In the small community of Louisiana, Missouri, it’s not uncommon to see what looks like massive white wings traveling down the road, strapped to flatbed tractor-trailers. Once a bustling commercial port, the historic Mississippi River town 90 miles north of St. Louis has become a hub for an unusual commodity: used wind…

217 Today: Wind energy industry finds sustainable ways to dispose of old turbine blades and repurpose them

217 Today: Wind energy industry finds sustainable ways to dispose of old turbine blades and repurpose them

BySydney Wood

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Today’s headlines:  In Naperville residents, students led an “End Gun Violence Now” rally just days after the tragic murder of 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Parents who choose not to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19 are more likely to base that decision on their own research rather than…