Shoot I’m not from Minnesota :/
First nation people would support windmill technology because they recognize that windmill provide a clean source of renewable energy.
They are now aware of the dangerous effects of using non renewable energy namely fossil fuels which have been implicated in environment pollution and rise in greenhouse gases.
Windmills use wind power which is clean source of energy that can be relied on for decades and is cost effective, pollution free, clean and sustainable. One household can have all its energy needs met by one wind mill turbine. Windmills create power without using fossil fuels.
The Russians had turned to a Market system.
Two ways in which the proximity to water has affected Western Europe's economy:
1) Proximity of water can lead to lack of food, which affects economy of the country in various ways.
2) It has wet cool summers and wet, mild winters, so for shelters and cloths, it affects economy by transportation, extra manufacture etc.
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