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What IS that? Tiny Wind Turbine off of I-435

Windjet 5, a silent but eye-catching model of energy efficiency, rotates next to I-435 in Overland Park. Photo by Susan B. Wilson/KCUR.
Windjet 5, a silent but eye-catching model of energy efficiency, rotates next to I-435 in Overland Park. Photo by Susan B. Wilson/KCUR.

By Susan B. Wilson

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KANSAS CITY, KS – Driving through Overland Park on the southern end of the I- 435 loop, KCUR's Susan B. Wilson noticed a large rotating object protruding into the sky. Curious, she took the highway exit and brings you this story about the Windjet 5, a small wind turbine that is showing Johnson County what the future of sustainable building design might look like. And sounds like.

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A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Susan admits that her “first love” was radio, being an avid listener since childhood. However, she spent much of her career in mental health, healthcare administration, and sports psychology (Susan holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Bloch School of Business at UMKC.) In the meantime, Wilson satisfied her journalistic cravings by doing public speaking, providing “expert” interviews for local television, and being a guest commentator/contributor to KPRS’s morning drive time show and the teen talk show “Generation Rap.”
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