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We thought a story about the pros and cons of windmills, 'wind power' would be pretty harmless. Not on your life. Even before we started filming, the industry was mobilising. A message went out from the Australian Wind Energy Association asking supporters to help stop this story. Well, sorry folks. Wind power might be promoted as an answer to global warming - a cheap, environmentally friendly source of electricity but it's causing one hell of a stink in once-peaceful little communities. So far, the industry's not generating much power but it's certainly generating plenty of heat.
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