Highland man appointed to wind study committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After three years of calling for effective environmental assessments for siting wind projects, Highland resident Rick Webb learned this summer that the prestigious National Academy of Science will undertake an objective review of wind energy nationwide. He was even more pleased to learn recently that he will play an important role in that process. Webb became one of 14 experts appointed to the committee charged with the task. “It’s a real honor for me,” Webb said this week. “I don’t know who nominated me, but I think I bring together a focus on ecosystem impacts of both wind energy development and traditional fossil-fuel energy sources, together with the ability to look objectively at where to site (wind projects).”

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