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The topic of wind power provides some real opportunities for NIMBYism when it dares to venture into a person's locality. All
round the country there are signs fighting the possibility of wind farms.
And what a clever word “farm” is
– nice and cosy...not as unfriendly as stations or facilities.
There are so many signs about it is almost
tempting to have a sign against signs against things, they are such blots on the
landscape!
This from Wikipedia says it all for me, complex though it all is:
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“Wind power, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean,
produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation, and uses
little land. In operation, the overall cost per unit of energy produced is
similar to the cost for new coal and natural gas installations. The construction of wind farms is not
universally welcomed, but any effects
on the environment from wind
power are generally much less problematic than those of any other power source.”
Hear hear. The big ones are apparently quite noisy but I think there is so much potential for people to generate their own on a small scale. I think that they are visually stunning and don't detract from the landscape in the way electricity pylons do.
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I haven't done much research regarding the subject matter; however, I am aware of what wind farms are and wind power!
I like the idea of generating energy that way; wind power is an available, powerful alternative!
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