Tim Freeland's blog

Dorothy Ann (Dottie) Dobbe Wallize, age 80, passed away on 8 April 2010, at the Riverside Nursing Home in Ames, Iowa.

'Going Dutch' just took on a whole new meaning for Carleton College.  With an influx of "green" energy seekers in the past decade, demand on wind turbine production in the United States has skyrocketed. The increase of demand and lack of supply has allowed turbine manufactures to require top dollar for their eco-friendly product and this has led Carleton to a radically different supplier.

On Monday the Land and Eco-Development Group at Carleton voted to pursue the installation of a 4-blade, open bevel, Dutch-style windmill on campus instead of the more contemporary design of the college's first turbine. (The photo at right is an artist's rendering of what the quad-prop would look like in the approximate location staffers are considering.)