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Wyoming

tikka

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5. Having driven US 287 numerous times into Laramie

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:02 AM

Feb 2021

the land around Tiesidings is pretty desolate and the wind seems pretty constant. Considering the loss of income from coal fields and the state's profit from wind energy, it seems like a no-brainer. There is a billboard outside Laramie showing windmills obscuring the scenic vistas of some area of Wyoming. That is definitely not the case around Tiesidings.

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