Links
The links on this page will take you to interesting articles surrounding
wind power. These articles are not part of this web site and the author
of this site has nothing to do with the content in these articles.
I'll be adding links as time permits but here are a couple to get you
started...
Mark
Duchamp's Response to Chautauqua Avian Risk Assessment
This link will take you to a response to the Avian Risk Assessment put
forth by Chautauqua Windpower LLC. The response was written by Mark Duchamp
of Proact.
The site is located in Spain and the author is based in Europe and focuses
on European issues.
Wind
Power Puffery
This article was written by H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with
the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). Originally published
in the Washington Times on February 4, 2004, this article describes
some of the issues surrounding wind power and explains why many of the
industries claims are not being realized. Some of the issues discussed
are reliability, footprint and avian issues, including bird kills at Tarifa
Spain, which the Chatauqua Wind Power Avian Risk Assessment used
as a positive reference.
The
Good and The Bad Regarding Wind Energy (Added Jan. 21, 2005)
An interesting article written by Frank Miller, house representative for
the 12th District in Kansas. In this article, Mr. Miller discusses several
of the issues surrounding wind power including motivations for wind power
development, true cost of wind power to the taxpayer and its value as
a source of electricity. Other issues raised in this article include the
degradation of the environment that large wind turbines bring and the
fact that some European countries, who have been leaders in wind power
development are beginning to back away from it.
Bethlehem
Energy Center - Bethlehem, NY.
If you follow this link, you'll be taken to the web site of Power Technology.
This company is in the process of replacing an oil fired steam plant with
a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power plant. This will result in a true reduction
of emissions by increasing efficiency of the power plant. This conversion
will result in a 95% reduction in emissions over the existing oil fired
plant.
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