facts, analysis, exposure of wind energy's real impacts
Noteworthy
A single 555-megawatt gas-fired power plant in California generates
more electricity in a year than do all 13,000 of the state's wind
turbines. The gas-fired plant sits atop a mere 15 acres. The
300-foot-tall windmills impact over a hundred thousand acres to
provide expensive, intermittent, insufficient energy
-
L.M. Schwartz in "Wind - Facts of blowing hot air?"
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Main feed- Windmill disaster (August 29, 2008) [Europe] in Videos
- Protect public, expand Cape setbacks (December 4, 2008) [New York] in Opinions
- The lie behind wind energy model ordinances (December 4, 2008) in WindAction Editorial
- Decision on wind farm is looming (December 4, 2008) [Australia / New Zealand] in News
- Xcel seeks increase in renewable-energy fee (December 2, 2008) [Colorado] in News
- The costs and impacts of intermittency: An ongoing debate (June, 2008) [UK] in Documents
- Wind power exposed: The renewable energy source is expensive, unreliable and won't save natural gas (November 25, 2008) [USA] in Opinions
- PGE to build port Westward peaker to smooth growing wind resource (December 2, 2008) [Oregon] in News
- Will wind farm plans run out of puff? (December 3, 2008) [UK] in News
- Worker burned atop wind turbine (December 3, 2008) [Iowa] in News
- Shipping firms frustrated by offshore wind farms (December 2, 2008) [UK] in News
- TVA seeks 2,000 megawatts of clean energy (December 2, 2008) [Kentucky] in News
- Wind farm condemned as "slap in the face" (December 3, 2008) [UK] in News
- Council revises turbine review; Size and location remain issues (December 3, 2008) [Canada] in News
- Questions unanswered about New Denmark wind project (December 3, 2008) [Canada] in Opinions
- Wind energy company promises donations (December 3, 2008) [Maryland] in News
- Township of Dawn-Euphemia Resolution (December 2, 2008) [Canada] in Documents
- Professor says wind turbines a threat to bats, birds (December 1, 2008) [Rhode Island] in News
- Buffer would kill project, says wind farm developer (December 2, 2008) [Canada] in News
- Like them or lump them turbines will 'soon be all over Scotland' (December 2, 2008) [UK] in News
- Group to appeal Lincoln wind farm approval (December 1, 2008) [Maine] in News
- Reaction to wind turbine project (December 1, 2008) [West Virginia] in News
- Locals at a boiling point over wind farm (November 28, 2008) [Canada] in News
- Wind power inconsistent (November 30, 2008) [Canada] in Opinions
- AEP studies transmission lines for renewable power (December 1, 2008) [North Dakota] in News
- A Lambton township seeks moratorium on wind energy (December 1, 2008) [Canada] in News
- Windmills at Iron Range wind farm grind to a halt after defects found (December 1, 2008) [Minnesota] in News
- Wind turbine's deadly ice shower (December 1, 2008) [UK] in News
- 3 workers injured in wind farm fire (December 1, 2008) [Nebraska] in News
- BLM to study wind farm proposal near Virginia City (November 30, 2008) [Nevada] in News