“There is enough wind, in the research that I’ve done, to supply the entire United States,” he said.

Cory Wilson believes Madison County will profit from wind energy as the technology is developed. “With all the manufacturing jobs lost in this area and the work force that is skilled in manufacturing, the Midwest is poised to do well in this green job environment.”

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