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.
Fight the ‘blight’ of windfarms near my golf courses, Trump urges Ukip leader
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US president-elect does not deny pushing interim leader Nigel Farage and key associates to fight development of windfarms in Scotland
Study finds wind turbines killing migratory birds
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“Purdue is involved in trying to look at the genetics of these birds to figure out whether they are local birds that were born and hatched near the Altamont site, or whether they are birds from other parts of the country that are actually migratory,” said DeWoody.
Bird Society Leads by Example: Operates Large Wind Turbine at Headquarters
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Paul Gipe
In early 2016 the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) installed a large wind turbine at their headquarters in central England. The 100-meter (330-foot) tall turbine was installed at the Society’s headquarters in Sandy midway between Milton Keynes and Cambridge.
Royal Society for Protection of Birds to Install 800 kW Wind Turbine
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Work begins in Sandy, Bedfordshire on 25 January, and the 100-metre tall Enercon E-53 800kW turbine will generate around 2m units of green energy every year, equivalent to over half of the electricity the RSPB uses across its 127 UK locations.
Wind turbines ruin the view from Kaiserstuhl – not
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Craig Morris
In short, anyone who claims that these wind turbines are spoiling the view from Kaiserstuhl is very sensitive indeed, not to mention highly selective. Perhaps because Kaiserstuhl is arguably the birthplace of the Energiewende, there is no anti-wind campaign in the area that I am aware of. One other reason, however, may simply be that it’s very hard to see the turbines.
Eoliennes : l’Assemblée nationale supprime la disposition sur les monuments historiques
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Constance Maria
France’s National assembly defeats Senate measure to effectively ban wind turbines in France.
