A community being revitalized by green jobs; Hutchinson, KS

Siemens is building a wind power nacelle production facility in Hutchinson, KS. A documentary series about a rural community being revitalized by green jobs.

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Science & Technology

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• nacelle factory
• Hutchinson
• Siemens
• wind power
• wind turbine
• renewable energy
• Kansas

[193tombuttari47]

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[foxfly23]

Glad you chose Kansas! Love from Wichita! Amen to windturbines and alternative energy!!

[laceface14]

I love Hutch, just wish there were more things to do!

[MrDave9111]

Tell me how it works out when the gov pulls the Wind subsidies and Siemens shutters the plant... It will happen. Siemens does things that make $, not lose $. Wind is a losing biz without government subsidies which we can't afford.

[karensschultz]

Wish it was Illinois but glad to see you are moving forward.

[cmaharris]

This is the right approach for our nation's energy future and should be held as an example for economic development and energy security.

[danja3944]

I love the sight of a wind generator gently rotating in the breeze. Making massive electricity with zero effects on the environment. Wake-up America, start farming the Sun And Wind. Let those politicians know America wants and needs a Renewable Energy bill, so we can get off the middle-east oil for good.

New wind mills are far better looking then the old farm ones.

[kdbbarnes1]

My son works on wind turbines in Elk Grove,Cal. He says where else can you have a office 280 up in the air, And have a view like he does. But he is all so quick to point out he has to climb that 280 feet up in the air 3 to 4 times a day. And as far has his job goes he is a tech.And he trains about 50 people a year to maintaine the trubines. he has to take care of 328 of them.

[cappytom]

@toddshindler Well, I can't speak for green jobs in Kansas, but I can talk about them in Indiana. I was hired into a "Green Job" at the ripe old age of 51 . . . and I wasn't the only one, there were three of us ancient fossils working at a wind farm in Benton County, Indiana. Most 50+ year old guys I know couldn't handle the physical requirements of climbing the towers, so you won't likely find many working in that kind of job. If you think you can handle it, go for it, dude!

[toddshindler]

@BrianShields1958 I bet no one over 45 will or has been hired. Wait till there are fields and fields of wind turbines. This will destroy the beautiful landscape of kansas.. What the heck is a GREEN JOB by the way???