Sociologist Jeffrey Jacquet and graduate student Josh Fergen gauged community attitudes toward wind farms in South Dakota. They said that a culture of support bodes well for a state that has great potential to exploit wind turbines as a source of renewable energy. Respondents saw beauty in wind turbines that were moving because they view them as being economically productive. Jacquet and Fergen are also doing research on wind farms in Minnesota, particularly near Lake Benton, which was one of the first communities to embrace wind energy.
Attitudes Toward Wind Farms
