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.
Tilting at Windmills: Public Opinion Toward Wind Energy
By
Paul Gipe
Surveys point to broad support for wind energy despite vocal objections to some projects.
Design as if People Matter: Aesthetic Guidelines for the Wind Industry
By
Paul Gipe
Note: The graphics to this article were lost when my original web site crashed in the fall of 2022. For …
Public Safety and Setbacks
By
Paul Gipe
Excerpted from Wind Energy Comes of Age by Paul Gipe, John Wiley & Sons, Inc New York (1995), …
