Articles by

Pete Danko

Earth Techling: Wind Turbine Bird Threat Overstated, Study Suggests

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Pete Danko

The growth of wind power, if undertaken with reasonable care, should pose no risk to any particular bird species in Canada, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The study also suggests that highly publicized bird mortality figures out of the U.S. and Europe could be on the high side.

Earth Techling: Making Small Wind Work Takes Big Planning

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Pete Danko

It’s a lovely thought, small wind turbines providing clean supplemental power at your home or in your community. But you don’t have to go far to find tales of small-wind woe, with newfangled vertical-axis turbines and even standard turbines seemingly often falling short of promises and expectations.