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.
Windy Protest: Conflict Surrounding the Future Potential of Wind Power (Windiger Protest Konflikte um das Zukunftspotential der Windkraft)
By
Paul Gipe
Windiger Protest (Bochum, Germany: Ponte Press, 1998) is a powerful little book edited by Franz Alt, Jürgen Claus, and Hermann …
Wind Turbines & the Landscape: Architecture & Aesthetics by Frode Birk Nielsen
By
Paul Gipe
This is the first of two reports on wind turbines and aesthetic design. The second is The Landscape Impact and …
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). …
