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What Can Wind Power Do For You? ... For every megawatt (MW) of wind energy produced, $1 million in economic development is generated. This includes revenue from planning, construction, etc. ... Wind energy revitalizes rural communities by providing steady income through lease and royalty payments to farmers and other landowners.
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www.awea.org/legislative/wind_energy_facts.html
www.awea.org/legislative/wind_energy_facts.html
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What is Small Wind? ... How Much Noise Do Small Wind Systems Make? ... Do Small Wind Systems Kill Birds?
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www.awea.org/smallwind/toolbox/TOOLS/factsheets.asp
www.awea.org/smallwind/toolbox/TOOLS/factsheets.asp
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Wind is simply air in motion. It is caused by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. Because the Earth's surface is made of very different types of land and water, it absorbs the sun's heat at different rates.
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tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=wind_home-basics
tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=wind_home-basics
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Wind power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as electricity, using wind turbines. At the end of 2008, worldwide nameplate capacity of wind-powered generators was 121...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
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A big layer of air called the atmosphere surrounds the Earth. The air within this layer moves from place to place when it warms up or cools down. This moving air is known as wind. Winds move moisture and heat around the world and also produce much ... Global circulation Named winds Wind chill Wind facts...
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www.rcn27.dial.pipex.com/cloudsrus/wind.html
www.rcn27.dial.pipex.com/cloudsrus/wind.html
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The average taxpayer's/electric ratepayer's ignorance of and confusion about wind power are largely due to official bias and the lack of factual information. So-called 'facts' are rarely examined critically in the news media, nor does the general media "follow the money" to determine who gains and who loses.
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www.sovereignty.net/p/clim/wind-leo.htm
www.sovereignty.net/p/clim/wind-leo.htm
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Wind Energy Home Page ... Overview of Wind Energy ... Fast Facts About Wind Energy...
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www.energy.ca.gov/wind/windfacts.html
www.energy.ca.gov/wind/windfacts.html
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• The first electricity-generating wind turbines were invented in the United States and Europe in the late 1800s. In the early 1900s, as electricity became more widely available in towns and cities, many rural communities and homesteads turned to small-scale wind turbines for their electricity supply.
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www.personal.psu.edu/lzd112/wefacts.html
www.personal.psu.edu/lzd112/wefacts.html
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Studies show that for every 10,000 bird fatalities, less than one is caused by wind turbines. For comparison, cats cause about 10 percent of bird deaths and nearly half are caused by collisions with buildings or windows.
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www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/global-warming-and-ene...
www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/global-warming-and-energy/copy-of-wind-power/get-the-facts-about-wind
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