Snowkiting Promotes Wind Energy

In an attempt to raise the awareness of clean wind energy options in North Dakota a group of people known as 2-X-T-M are touring the state But not in a manner you might be familliar with Ryan Davidson has more Someone must have told them to go fly a kite Nat sounds of kite And this group of people took the phrase quite literally They are flying kites across North Dakota But not just for fun The group known as 2-X-T-M which stands for to cross the moon A phrase used to describe the group and their journey on a wintery terrain that resembles a moonscape They are flying kites across the state on snowboards and skis to both generate interest in an activity known as snow-kiting and more importantly to drum awareness of the abundant renewable resources in our state Sam Salwei Expedition Leader to give a balanced view of North Dakota s energy potential Everyone is hearing about coal and oil and as an energy solution we also have wind Winds were not as strong as Sam would have liked but he still was able to put on a demonstration for students at Horizon Middle School earlier today Although the kite couldn t lift him very far off the ground there was enough wind to pull him across the ground and to dive bomb the on-lookers He hopes that the free clinics and lessons that he and his group put on will help snowkiting- take off I see it as a great answer for a recreational opportunity here in North Dakota We re lacking mountains we re lacking forests oceans and those types of things But we have the wind which is an amazing natural resource to recreate on and it s often overlooked because its invisible And his plan just may be working judging by the number of middle schoolers interested in his demonstration And he says there are plenty more opportunities to come to enjoy and learn for free snowkiting In Bismarck Ryan Davidson KXNews If you want to learn more and find a schedule of events for 2-X-T-M in the coming days log on to www 2xtm com