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Bluff and bluster: The campaign against wind power : Comments
By Mark Diesendorf, published 23/2/2005Mark Diesendorf argues the campaign against wind power comes from those with vested interests.
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Even if there are problems with wind power (which seem minor to me, but they are worth reviewing), wind is sustainable. Wind gives us the chance to delay running out of fossil fuels and gives our children a better chance to make their future. Are we willing to pay more for the wind power as a few % of total electricity needs, as an insurance policy for our kids, or should we tell them - tough luck?
The environmental comparison of huge unsightly open cuts and tonnes of overburden in mining coal, tonnes of ash, tonnes of SOx, NOx, and particulates in generating the power, versus wind turbine noise and access roads, seems like an easy choice. Add greenhouse, even easier.
If we want more sustainable energy and a better chance for our kids, wind power has got to be in the mix.