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- ↑ Nigel Saunders (2007). Wind Power. Gareth Stevens. p. 23. ISBN 9780836884050.
- ↑ "Native Wind Releases Wind Energy PSA" (PDF). NAWIG News. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. p. 3.
- ↑ Chris Clarke (2 May 2017). "What's Keeping Tribes From Harnessing Their Wind Energy?". KCET . Retrieved 20 April 2022.
