Saturday, May 05, 2007

Scientists: Wind farms need closer government scrutiny by Margot Roosevelt

A National Academy of Sciences report Thursday criticized "the lack of any truly coordinated planning" in the rapid growth of wind farms across the U.S., and called on federal, state and local governments to pay more attention to the effects of turbines on wildlife and scenic landscapes.

Wind provides less than 1 percent of the nation's electricity, but it is one of the fastest-growing alternatives to fossil fuel-produced power, a major source of global warming.

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