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.
Thirty years of North American wind energy acceptance research: What have we learned?
By
Joseph Rand; Ben Hoen
(1) North American support for wind has been consistently high. (2) The NIMBY explanation for resistance to wind development is invalid. (3) Socioeconomic impacts of wind development are strongly tied to acceptance.
Was America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Unfairly Blamed For A Whale’s Death?
By
Alexander C. Kaufman
Right-wing media find a new renewable energy bogeyman.
Wind farms are hardly the bird slayers they’re made out to be—here’s why
By
Simon Chapman
“Wind farms and nuclear power stations are responsible each for between 0.3 and 0.4 fatalities per gigawatt-hour (GWh) of electricity while fossil-fuelled power stations are responsible for about 5.2 fatalities per GWh.”
Professional-Grade Sound Level Meter for Sale
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I have a Casella CEL-464 professional-grade sound level meter for sale. I used the unit during the early 2000s to measure the noise emissions from small wind turbines.
Finding Inspiration in Nature for the Revolution We Need
By
Sarah Taylor, Windustrious Cleveland
It is no wonder that a modern wind turbine looks so beautiful.
Mid-Size Turbines a Have Big Advantage in Output Relative to Visual Impact
By
Paul Gipe
No, that’s not mere click bait. That’s the argument Geoff Henderson makes in a provocative paper on wind turbine size and the landscape impact of wind turbines.
