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.
Energy Balance of Wind Turbines
By
Paul Gipe
Adapted from Wind Energy Comes of Age, by Paul Gipe, John Wiley & Sons, 1995. All rights reserved. Much …
The bizarre dance of wind power: Local opponents and right-wing think tanks
By
Erik Curren
First, they raise questions about the role of wind as a source of electricity against America’s main source of electric power today – coal, much of which is mined and burned in Appalachia. Second, disputes over wind farms there clearly show the hand of the same right-wing think tanks that provided cover to the tobacco industry in the ’70s and ’80s when science showed that cigarettes caused cancer and later to oil companies and car makers when global warming became an issue.
Windmill-Wildflower Hike: an Annual Spring Tradition
By
Paul Gipe
Event Draws Attention to Pacific Crest Trail in the Tehachapi Pass Event Held 21 Years in 2006!
Coal’s High Environmental & Social Cost in Ontario
By
Paul Gipe
Government report says Ontario coal-fired power plants cost nearly $0.13 CAD/kWh ($0.10/kWh) in environmental and social impacts. Ontario’s ruling …
Peter Harper’s Response to Rob Collister’s cri de coeur Regarding Wind Farms
By
Peter Harper
Centre for Alternative Technology Machynlleth, Wales Dear Editor While I appreciate the sincerity and good intentions of Rob Collister’s …
Why I hate Wind Farms and Think There Should be More of Them
By
Peter Harper
Centre for Alternative Technology Machynlleth, Wales I was visiting a planning office in Sydney, and a scrap of paper pinned …
