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Wind Power and Birds

by Ishita Bajaj on June 16, 2011

Wind Power and Birds


Recently I was birding in Oklahoma and I was astounded at the number of wind farms—clusters of giant wind turbines—that I saw as I drove around the northwestern part of the Sooner State. This should not have surprised me. After all, Oooooooooklahoma is the state where "the wind comes sweepin' down the plain!" And as the photo above shows, wind-generated power has been around a long time.

No bird watcher would argue against the notion that our country—and the world at large—needs to begin harnessing other, greener forms of energy. In many ways wind power is as green as it gets. The wind blows, giant turbines are rotated at high speeds, and energy is generated by this motion. However the problems with wind energy center on these same giant turbines. Among the turbine-related issues are:

1. Though they look as though they are spinning languidly, the giant blades—especially the tips of the blades—are actually moving at several hundred miles per hour. Anything trying to move past these blades,

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good info

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good informative post

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Prasad Palle · Become a Fan

it is good

23 months ago
pardeep sharma · Become a Fan

The cycle of life will revisit again and such conservation of energy needs would be again looked upon as decreasing level of petro product from earth.....pardeep sharma mohali Chandigarh

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great information thanks for sharing -_-

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really good .............

22 months ago
Ishita Bajaj · Become a Fan

thnks gloria,anjana,sahoo

22 months ago
renu kakkar · Become a Fan

thanks for sharing..anything that is anti environment is in the long run harmful for us too..i wonder where all the environmentalists are? maybe this blog post should be sent to some of them

22 months ago
Ishita Bajaj · Become a Fan

thnks anjum and thnks renu kakkarbut d problem is dat environmentalists alone cant brring about a change ..the growth in population is triggering d xpansion of industries and human settlements in forests....

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nice post!

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nice post

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I like your posts

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nice place. in the desert?

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