Kansas wind energy potential grows amid policy, buyers search
Kansas energy officials say wind potential remains high but faces obstacles from Flint Hills opposition and lack of utility buyers. Spearville Wind Energy Facility is nearing operation near Dodge City as utilities weigh 100 megawatt projects and policy incentives. JW Prairie Windpower pauses on Morris County site until an interested buyer commits, while Gov Sebelius pushes 1000 megawatts by 2015 and new energy council recommendations seek incentives but no renewable portfolio standard.
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Flint
Kansas Energy Council
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Kansas wind farms and projects listed by source
The Kansas Geological Survey compiles a list of wind projects including Sherman County Wind Project Sherman County Wind Farm Cloud County Wind Project British Pastures Geary County Wind Ranch Munkers Creek Deer Creek Wind Project Caney River Wind Project Elk River II Leon Wind Project Barber County Wind Project Pratt County Wind Project Kiowa County Wind Project Ford County Wind Farm Qe Conestoga Winds LCC Sunflower Wind Project Ellis County Wind Ranch Smoky Hills Wind Project Existing wind farms Kansas Smith Farms Gray County Wind Farm Spearville Wind Project Westar Wind Elk River Wind Project.
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Sunflower Wind Project
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Smoky Hills
Kansas
Smith Farms
Gray County
Spearville
Westar Wind
Background checks on Kansas school volunteers rare
Kansas law does not require background checks for school volunteers or unclassified staff, though district practices vary. Lawrence district conducts checks for all paid employees. Salina requires extensive checks for volunteers, and a state task force considered but found broad mandatory checks impractical.
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Laidlaw
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State Board
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Salina
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SRS
Fathers' age tied to autism risk in children study finds
A Mount Sinai led team reports that advanced paternal age raises autism risk with most affected children having autism. Columbia and Israeli researchers contributed. Experts note study limitations and call for further verification of a paternal age link to autism while stressing genes play a role.
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York
Columbia University
Chaim Sheba Medical Center
Hebrew
Fred Volkmar
Yale University
Volkmar
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