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In green terms windmills are a mistake and economically make no sense. . . Many of us thought wind was the 100 per cent solution for the future but we were wrong. In fact, taking all energy needs into account it is only a 3 per cent solution.
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Niels Gram of the Danish Federation of Industries in James Lovelock's 'The Revenge of Gaia: Earth’s Climate in Crisis and the Fate of Humanity, “Sources of Power: Wind power” pages 80-84
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- Pawnee Buttes surrounded by turbines view1 (August 31, 2008) [Colorado] in Pictures
- Town may require buried power lines (September 8, 2008) [New York] in News
- Wind project generates controversy - 3 letters (September 8, 2008) [Canada] in Opinions
- Pelosi seeking to take Democratic bill more inviting to republicans (September 5, 2008) [USA] in News
- Climate change ideas generate more issues than they solve (September 5, 2008) [Australia / New Zealand] in Opinions
- Local firm considered for Town Hall wind turbine project (September 6, 2008) [Massachusetts] in News
- UN threatens to act against Britain for failure to protect heritage sites· (September 7, 2008) [UK] in News
- Crown backs wind farm plan (September 7, 2008) [Australia / New Zealand] in News
- Wind farm decision promised next month (September 6, 2008) [UK] in News
- New York facing major energy changes? (September 6, 2008) [New York] in News
- A message from a bat about industrial wind turbines (September 7, 2008) in Videos
- Huge new target for wind-farm capacity (September 7, 2008) [UK] in News
- On a wing and low air: The surprising way wind turbines kill bats (August 26, 2008) in News
- Mich. Legislature appears close on energy plan (September 7, 2008) [Michigan] in News
- Winds dying down? (September 7, 2008) [Minnesota] in News
- Windy logic (September 7, 2008) [Virginia] in Opinions
- Officials say it's too early to tell if turbine works well (September 7, 2008) [Pennsylvania] in News
- Many wind farm projects in the works (September 7, 2008) [Idaho] [Nevada] in News
- No point changing wind turbine rules, planner says; Dan's Rock project edges forward (September 7, 2008) [Maryland] in News
- Ministers in power struggle over power (September 7, 2008) [UK] in Opinions
- Assessment now available to public: Milford Wind Corridor Project (September 5, 2008) [Utah] in News
- Bylaw amendments spark debate; Industry upset with MD changes (September 5, 2008) [Canada] in News
- When the wind doesn't blow (September 4, 2008) [UK] in News
- Huge wind turbines sprout up near Ames (September 6, 2008) [Iowa] in News
- Wind energy project dominates Planning Commission talk (September 3, 2008) [Minnesota] in News
- Transmission grid problems must be fixed to meet targets for renewable power (September 6, 2008) [UK] in News
- Wind farm project near El Paso likely going ahead with 36 towers (September 6, 2008) [Illinois] in News