Several hurdles later, C.M. Russell High School of Great Falls, Montana ready to install campus wind turbine

Nearly two years after getting the green light from school officials to build a wind turbine on the C.M. Russell High School http://cmrweb.gfps.k12.mt.us/ campus, students and staff hope to be using wind for power by the end of next week.
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Industrial technology teacher Mark Yaeger said it was a long and arduous process — one that he wasn’t expecting — to get a permit from the city to build the 60-foot tower.

"I was trying to do the right thing. It just really slowed us down," he said. "But it’s good. It’s going to be good for the kids."

"Wind for Schools" – http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/schools.asp

By KRISTEN CATES • Tribune Staff Writer

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