BY BRIAN McGILLIVARYbmcgillivary@record-eagle.com



BENZONIA —( Benzonia is a village in Benzie County in  Michigan. )

Some Benzie County residents launched a new weapon in their efforts to block rural wind turbine development: helicopters.

Turbines can't be built near heliports — lift-off and landing pads for helicopters — and experts believe turbine opponents' tactic could reverberate statewide, just as Michigan's alternative energy debate intensifies.

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