clean energy economy for the everglades?
Wind Capital Group is hoping to invest in a clean energy future for South Florida with its proposal to construct a wind farm in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) south of Lake Okeechobee. The St. Louis-based company hopes to build Florida's first wind farm, which would produce the estimated energy equivalent of more than 500,000 barrels of oil each year. The project is also estimated to bring 250-300 construction jobs to the struggling Belle Glade community.

Ongoing tests will determine the extent of impacts that the proposed turbines might have on native and migratory birds in the EAA. This project is still in its formative stage; specific requirements as to the height, lighting, and placement of the turbines are still being explored.

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