(par 6.3.2.2. 5) Why Wind Turbines Threaten Endangered Species With Extinction
Why Wind Turbines Threaten Endangered Species With Extinction https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/06/26/why-wind-turbines-threaten-endangered-species-with-extinction/?sh=7ac2167564b4 By Michael Shellenberger In many countries, wind turbines pose the single greatest threat to endangered bird and bat species. Last Saturday, police in New York arrested 70 people protesting the lack of attention to climate change. They unfurled a banner that read, “climate change = mass murder” with the word […]
(par 6.3.2.2. 5) Environmental impact of wind power
Environmental impact of wind power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_wind_power From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Livestock grazing near a wind turbine.[1] The environmental impact of wind power when compared to the environmental impacts of fossil fuels, is relatively minor. According to the IPCC, in assessments of the life-cycle global warming potential of energy sources, wind turbines have a median value of between 12 and 11 (gCO […]
(par 6.3.2.2. 5) Catching the wind
Catching the Wind http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/catching-the-wind-1.1720754 By John Yeld INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS The 60-turbine Jeffreys Bay wind farm, officially opened on July 9 2014, is expected to generate around 460 000 megawatt-hours a year for the next 20 years. Photo: John Yeld Cape Town – Africa’s biggest wind energy facility – the 60-turbine Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm just […]