Re: [FairfieldLife] It's time for wind power to stand or fall on its own
Thanks for the useful info, Richard. Wind turbines are big in Iowa because it is a very windy state and there's lots of open land for placing them. it would be cool if someone could figure out how to make them more scenic (-: On Friday, December 27, 2013 10:00 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: The vast majority of research shows that wind turbines kill relatively few birds, at least compared with other man-made structures. Collisions with wind turbines account for about one-tenth of a percent of all unnatural bird deaths in the United States per year. And, of all bird deaths, 30 percent are due to natural causes, like baby birds falling from nests. Each year hundreds of millions of birds are killed by feral cats; power lines; windows; pesticides; automobiles; communication towers; while less than 10,000 - 40,000 birds are killed by wind turbines. According to what I've read, the scientific evidence shows that there is a negligible impacts on bird populations which pales in comparison to the hundreds of millions that die from flying into buildings. Read more: 'Do Wind Turbines Need a Rethink?' Smithsonian: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ On 12/27/2013 5:03 PM, Mike Dixon wrote: And they are killing hundreds of thousands of migrating birds, some endangered, threatened or highly protected, like Eagles, Bald and Golden. Most of these wind farms are located in major migratory flyways. From: Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] It's time for wind power to stand or fall on its own On 12/27/2013 2:03 PM, wgm4u wrote: The federal government should step aside and let the industry find its own niche in the market. Most wind farms in the U.S. are private industry. According to what I've read, wind power in Texas consists of many wind farms with a total installed nameplate capacity of 12,212 MW from over 40 different projects. Texas produces the most wind power of any U.S. state. The expanding wind power market will help Texas meet its 2015 renewable energy goal of 5,000 new megawatts of power from renewable sources. It's a beautiful sight to see all those wind mills out by Dad's place near Abilene. Large wind farms consist of hundreds of individual wind turbines which are connected to the electric power transmission network. For new constructions, onshore wind is an inexpensive source of electricity, competitive with or in many places cheaper than fossil fuel plants. 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.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
Re: [FairfieldLife] It's time for wind power to stand or fall on its own
On 12/28/2013 10:36 AM, Share Long wrote: Thanks for the useful info, Richard. Wind turbines are big in Iowa because it is a very windy state and there's lots of open land for placing them. it would be cool if someone could figure out how to make them more scenic (-: What you have to do Share, is a turning about in the seat of your consciousness. Every time you see that big wind mill turning in the sky, just think of it as a degree towards total U.S. energy independence. We are 70% there already, and with clean coal technology, the Bakken and Eagle Ford shale, and some nuclear energy, we won't have to send our boys and girls over to the Middle East anymore. So, every time that blade turns, think of it a an American life saved. When you do that, a wind farm looks like a very beautiful sight!
Re: [FairfieldLife] It's time for wind power to stand or fall on its own
Richard, thank you, I like this perspective very much and only hope I can remember it the next time I see a windmill. On Saturday, December 28, 2013 1:38 PM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/28/2013 10:36 AM, Share Long wrote: Thanks for the useful info, Richard. Wind turbines are big in Iowa because it is a very windy state and there's lots of open land for placing them. it would be cool if someone could figure out how to make them more scenic (-: What you have to do Share, is a turning about in the seat of your consciousness. Every time you see that big wind mill turning in the sky, just think of it as a degree towards total U.S. energy independence. We are 70% there already, and with clean coal technology, the Bakken and Eagle Ford shale, and some nuclear energy, we won't have to send our boys and girls over to the Middle East anymore. So, every time that blade turns, think of it a an American life saved. When you do that, a wind farm looks like a very beautiful sight!
Re: [FairfieldLife] It's time for wind power to stand or fall on its own
And they are killing hundreds of thousands of migrating birds, some endangered, threatened or highly protected, like Eagles, Bald and Golden. Most of these wind farms are located in major migratory flyways. From: Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] It's time for wind power to stand or fall on its own On 12/27/2013 2:03 PM, wgm4u wrote: The federal government should step aside and let the industry find its own niche in the market.Most wind farms in the U.S. are private industry. According to what I've read, wind power in Texas consists of many wind farms with a total installed nameplate capacity of 12,212 MW from over 40 different projects. Texas produces the most wind power of any U.S. state. The expanding wind power market will help Texas meet its 2015 renewable energy goal of 5,000 new megawatts of power from renewable sources. It's a beautiful sight to see all those wind mills out by Dad's place near Abilene.Large wind farms consist of hundreds of individual wind turbines which are connected to the electric power transmission network. For new constructions, onshore wind is an inexpensive source of electricity, competitive with or in many places cheaper than fossil fuel plants. 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.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
Re: [FairfieldLife] It's time for wind power to stand or fall on its own
The vast majority of research shows that wind turbines kill relatively few birds, at least compared with other man-made structures. Collisions with wind turbines account for about one-tenth of a percent of all unnatural bird deaths in the United States per year. And, of all bird deaths, 30 percent are due to natural causes, like baby birds falling from nests. Each year hundreds of millions of birds are killed by feral cats; power lines; windows; pesticides; automobiles; communication towers; while less than 10,000 - 40,000 birds are killed by wind turbines. According to what I've read, the scientific evidence shows that there is a negligible impacts on bird populations which pales in comparison to the hundreds of millions that die from flying into buildings. Read more: 'Do Wind Turbines Need a Rethink?' Smithsonian: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2013/04/do-wind-turbines-need-a-makeover/ On 12/27/2013 5:03 PM, Mike Dixon wrote: And they are killing hundreds of thousands of migrating birds, some endangered, threatened or highly protected, like Eagles, Bald and Golden. Most of these wind farms are located in major migratory flyways. *From:* Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Friday, December 27, 2013 2:22 PM *Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] It's time for wind power to stand or fall on its own On 12/27/2013 2:03 PM, wgm4u wrote: The federal government should step aside and let the industry find its own niche in the market. Most wind farms in the U.S. are private industry. According to what I've read, wind power in Texas consists of many wind farms with a total installed nameplate capacity of 12,212 MW from over 40 different projects. Texas produces the most wind power of any U.S. state. The expanding wind power market will help Texas meet its 2015 renewable energy goal of 5,000 new megawatts of power from renewable sources. It's a beautiful sight to see all those wind mills out by Dad's place near Abilene.Large wind farms consist of hundreds of individual wind turbines which are connected to the electric power transmission network. For new constructions, onshore wind is an inexpensive source of electricity, competitive with or in many places cheaper than fossil fuel plants. 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.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
