Learning About Dirt

I was googling for more information regarding precedents and at one point googled “Perkins Underpass” to see what would come about and found a post by none other than Brad leading to this:

It is a Jersey Barrier with Wind Turbines in it to harness the wind created by the flow of traffic. I remember reading about these last year I think and being absolutely stunned by them. Especially because they can be used for such things as:

Pretty unreal, huh?  Imagine if the proposed Light rail system between New Orleans and Baton Rouge was powered by this?  I have been doing a small amount of research into different ways that alternative sources of energy and harnessing said energy could happen at the site in an attempt to bring Baton Rouge into the 19th century in regards to becoming a “green”, or at the very least, “greener” city than it is. I think most of us would agree that we are living in a pretty archaic town when it comes to conserving energy and putting green practices into place. Styrofoam anyone? Or perhaps a drainage system that did not drain directly to the River? Anyone…Anyone? Is this thing on?