Advocates say that wind companies receive a fraction of the billions
given to coal and oil companies, and that they are vital to an industry
...

[Seems about right, considering: ]

Advocates concede that turbines have produced full power just 10% of the
time, but said newer machines provide some power 60% of the time. Today,
wind energy provides less than 1% of the nation's power.

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In California, turbines as big as minivans have caught fire in midair and
crashed 200 feet to the earth.

[ Wow! Is *that* on YouTube somewhere?! --NB ]

Near San Gorgonio Pass, residents complain of a ceaseless high-pitched
whine from windmills and, at night, bright, revolving lights.
...
"It's like having a disco going … all night long," said Joyce Manley, a
retired Los Angeles schoolteacher who lives within half a mile of hundreds
of windmills.
...
Kirby said he is proud of the leases he has for 1,224 turbines on 3,589
acres, netting the public annual rent of $640,610, adding, "I'd rather see
wind turbines than black smoke from a coal plant."

[ TVA's 60's era 870 net MWe "winter dependable" Bull Run coal plant's
tower is visible for miles, and has a flashing light, but it doesn't put
out "black smoke." Not that it doesn't spew tons of stuff you can't see,
but did I mention the 870 MWe, net "winter dependable", on less than about
4 square miles (2560 acres) including ash dump, but excluding coal
mines...

http://www.tva.gov/sites/bullrun.htm

http://www.tva.gov/environment/air/bullrun.htm

http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=13&Z=16&X=472&Y=2493&W=3

--NB ]

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007, John Hughes wrote:

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> http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wind25mar25,1,4827743.story?
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> 3/25/07 LA Times
> Turbines fan debate over wind energy
> A plan to erect 50 windmills near a national monument spurs an outcry
> in the Palm Springs area.
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> National Wind Watch
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Know_Nukes
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