Wind Energy & the Environment
Wind energy works, is increasingly cost-effective, has a net positive environmental impact, and is compatible with most existing land uses. The links below touch on the topic of wind’s environmental benefits and impacts.
Trump firm ‘refusing to pay’ legal bill for windfarm case
By
Severin Carrell
Donald Trump’s family firm is refusing to accept a legal bill worth tens of thousands of pounds after he lost a lengthy court battle against a windfarm near his Aberdeenshire golf course, according to the Scottish government.
Casper Regional Landfill begins burying turbine blades
By
Kody Allen
One wind farm in Glenrock and two from the Saratoga area have partnered with the Casper Regional Landfill to dispose of their old wind turbine blades. More than 900 blades will be brought to the landfill beginning now until the end of next spring.
Text of “The Troubling Budweiser Ad on Tejon Ranch” Op-Ed
By
Paul Gipe
Peddling green works. After watching Budweiser’s 2019 Superbowl commercial– the Clydesdales racing through wheat fields on Tejon Ranch, with wind turbines turning serenely in the background–I couldn’t help but think, “Maybe Bud isn’t so bad after all.”
COMMUNITY VOICES: The troubling Budweiser ad on Tejon Ranch
By
Paul Gipe
Peddling green works. After watching Budweiser’s 2019 Superbowl commercial– the Clydesdales racing through wheat fields on Tejon Ranch, with wind turbines turning serenely in the background–I couldn’t help but think, “Maybe Bud isn’t so bad after all.”
Up in the Air–Be a voice for change
By
Prince Edward County County Sustainability Group
Up in the Air is a short film about the wind turbine project in Prince Edward County. For nearly two decades, a group of County residents have been supporting wind energy initiatives. The White Pines project near Milford looks to be the answer to that quest. But with four of the nine turbines up and ready to capture wind energy, the provincial government recently halted the project.
Offshore wind turbines have forced loons into smaller habitats, study says
By
Alicia Moore
A new study published in the Journal of Environmental Management has found that offshore wind turbines in the German North Sea are having an effect on where birds fly and land. As a result, loons have been squeezed into a smaller resting spot along their spring migration route. This could make it harder for these ducks to find food.
