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  2. Environmental impact of wind power - Wikipedia

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    Wind turbines have some of the lowest global warming potential per unit of electricity generated: far less greenhouse gas is emitted than for the average unit of electricity, so wind power helps limit climate change. [3] Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to manufacture ...

  3. Wind turbine syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Wind turbine syndrome and wind farm syndrome are terms for the alleged medical condition related to the proximity of wind turbines. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Proponents claim that these effects include congenital abnormality , cancer , vertigo , nausea , autism , ADHD , death , tinnitus , stress , fatigue , memory loss, migraines and sleep deprivation , [ 3 ...

  4. Environmental impact of electricity generation - Wikipedia

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    The energy consumed to manufacture and transport the materials used to build a wind power plant is equal to the new energy produced by the plant within a few months. [60] Onshore (on-land) wind farms can have a significant visual impact and impact on the landscape. [61] Due to a very low surface power density and spacing requirements, wind ...

  5. ‘Most destructive windstorm’ in over a decade likely in ...

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    High wind warnings are in effect through at least Wednesday for much of Southern California. The strong winds will likely result in widespread downed trees as well as widespread power outages.

  6. Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine ...

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    Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or injuring protected eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as officials ramped up issuing permits that will allow wind energy ...

  7. Altamont Pass wind farm - Wikipedia

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    The wind farm is composed of 4,930 [2] relatively small wind turbines of various types, making it at one time the largest wind farm in the world in terms of capacity. Altamont Pass is still one of the largest concentration of wind turbines in the world, with a capacity of 576 megawatts (MW), producing about 125 MW on average and 1.1 terawatt ...

  8. Unusual 'life-threatening and destructive' winds bring risk ...

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    Many parts of Southern California that are not included in the fire weather warnings are still under a high wind watches, with damaging winds expected to cause disruptions to power or travel ...

  9. Wind turbine - Wikipedia

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    A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. As of 2020, hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, were generating over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. [1]