Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is undertaking a one-year study on wind energy.

The school will collect data on wind speed and direction using its $10,000 anemometer tower for a year. The results will be used to determine whether the school could generate its own electricity with a wind turbine.

The privately-funded project isn't the first of its kind on the reservation. The Oglala Sioux Tribe is proposing a $300 million wind farm.

Get the Story:
Reservation school looks to reap the wind (The Rapid City Journal 11/22)

Relevant Links:
Oglala Lakota College - http://www.olc.edu