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Chez Reavie shot a 9-under 62 Friday to claim a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the John Deere Classic.

His putting was miserable, he was missing cuts and every round was turning into a struggle.

Last week, we posted the results of a report from the John Muir Trust claiming that wind power is a lot more useless than the wind industry--or anyone invested in renewable energy, really--would like us to believe. Naturally, we were contacted by the

A new study from the John Muir Trust--not the sorts who would attack wind farms just for the fun of it--debunks five important industry claims. As interest in renewable energy grows, wind power companies are rushing to build giant installations; it sometimes seems that a new "biggest wind farm ever" arrives every month (the most recent one is in Germany, to replace all their scary nuclear power). But wind farms of all sizes may not produce as much energy as advertised, according to a new report ( PDF ) from the John Muir Trust.