Kansas Wind Push Faces Transmission Crunch and Growth
Kansas seeks to turn wind into a major power source with hundreds of miles of high voltage lines and a billion dollar grid expansion. State leaders, utilities, and industry experts cite wind farms growing from 362 to over 1,000 megawatts and a need for new lines to move electrons to Colorado, Oklahoma, and beyond while debating federal renewable standards and regional manufacturing activity.
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Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
Sloan
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Mark Parkinson
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Iowa
Siemens Company
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Christine Real de Azua
American Wind Energy Association
United States
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Greg Greenwood
Westar Energy
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Posting unemployed status sparks online debate
Facebook users discuss whether announcing a layoff on social networks is helpful or desperate. Several describe using tweets and posts to announce job hunts, gaining leads and support, while experts warn about turning personal setback into public entertainment.
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Facebook
Abraham
Christina Zila
Las Vegas
Zila
Twitter
Hal Niedziiecki
Niedziiecki
Dayna Steele
Texas
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