 Mike’s energy plan blowin’ in the wind - Mar 2, 2012Mar 2, 2012 - Cynthia R. Fagen - pressdisplay.com The next hurricane could power your apartment. Mayor Bloomberg is pushing a proposal to add hundreds of wind farms on skyscrapers and lots along the city’s waterfront, generating enough renewable energy to power thousands of homes. City Planning officials introduced the idea in community board meetings this month to allow 55-foot wind turbines on buildings taller than 10 stories and freestanding turbines on industrial properties on the water.
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