Editorial: Old problems for new energy

A wind farm near Velva, N.D. Western governors, animated by President Obama's goal of doubling renewable energy production in the U.S. within three years, have identified dozens of areas rich in "new energy" sources.

[Professor Walton Cermack]

It's a step. But these windmills talk up a lot of good real estate. Solar power has yet to be fully developed. The solar transducers are primitive designs.