With word that Bloomberg wants to install wind turbines on buildings and explore other forms of renewable energy for the city, the Post looks into the past, the late 70s to be exact and uncovers these innovators: “In 1976, a band of architects, community activists and volunteers – some of whom had to be plied with beer, one activist recalls – managed to equip a five-story apartment building at 519 E. 11th St. with solar panels and a 40-foot windmill.” |NYP|