Monday, October 20, 2008

The Oregonian: Company Floats Idea On Pacific Ocean Wind Power

Company floats idea of Pacific Ocean wind power

Gail Kinsey Hill - The Oregonian
Sunday October 19, 2008, 8:03 PM

GARIBALDI -- The fishermen are nervous. About a dozen sit around a U-shaped table in a meeting room at Garibaldi's Comfort Inn, their gaze fixed on a picture that has popped up on a PowerPoint presentation.
In the middle of a whitecapped ocean, a wind turbine rises from the waves, three blades poised like a giant whirligig. The tower base connects to an odd-looking floating foundation that, if the speaker is to be believed, signals a breakthrough technology and a powerful future for this struggling bayside town......Click On Link Below For Full Story

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/unknowns_buffet_ocean_wind.html

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