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.
The Landscape Impact and Visual Design of Windfarms by Caroline Stanton
By
Paul Gipe
This is the second of two reports on wind turbines and aesthetic design. The other is a Review of Wind …
North American Green’s Erosion Control Software
By
Paul Gipe
Those planning wind projects in steep terrain (California, Texas, the northeastern USA, Spain, Italy, France) or those repowering projects in …
Time to Clean Up the Mess in Kern County
By
Paul Gipe
Wind energy has come of age as a commercial technology for generating electricity. Wind development is booming. Worldwide sales …
Removal and Restoration Costs in California: Who Will Pay?
By
Paul Gipe
An edited version of this article appeared in the Spring 1997 issue of WindStats Newsletter (Vol. 10, No. 2). …
Sierra Club’s Southern California Regional Conservation Committee Wind Energy Policy
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The following text was posted to awea-windnet on 2/20/97. This monitored news group is hosted by the American Wind …
Erosion Gullies in the Tehachapi Pass: An Example of Improper Wind Development
By
Paul Gipe
Note: This critique was originally written in 1996. Little has changed since then except on the former FloWind site …
