Here’s a great article that sums up the environmental impact of wind energy, and compares it to coal and natural gas in terms of emissions, harm to wildlife, land use, and several other parameters.
Here’s a great article that sums up the environmental impact of wind energy, and compares it to coal and natural gas in terms of emissions, harm to wildlife, land use, and several other parameters.
From the American Energy Society: Though impossible to forecast with certainty, wind and/or solar power will become more economical and more reliable than coal or natural gas when storage can hold four hours of capacity. That will allow renewable providers to sell …
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Up until yesterday, there has been some level of lingering doubt as to the cost-effectiveness of electricity from renewables in a direct comparison to coal and natural gas. That debate is essentially gone at this point, given Solar Reserve’s bid …
To summarize a conversation that is happening in the comment to my post called Bans on Fracking: Senior energy analyst Glenn Doty supports fracking insofar as every kilowatt-hour of energy that doesn’t come from natural gas will come from coal, which …