Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects

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Publication Year:2007

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Committee on Environmental Impacts of Wind Energy Projects, National Research Council
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The generation of electricity by wind energy has the potential to reduce environmental impacts caused by the use of fossil fuels. Although the use of wind energy to generate electricity is increasing rapidly in the United States, government guidance to ...
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Front Matter	i-xviii	(skim)
Summary	1-14	(skim)
1 Introduction	15-27	(skim)
2 Context for Analysis of Effects of Wind-Powered Electricity Generation in the United States and the Mid-Atlantic Highlands	28-66	(skim)
3 Ecological Effects of Wind-Energy Development	67-139	(skim)
4 Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Humans	140-179	(skim)
5 Planning for and Regulating Wind-Energy Development	180-218	(skim)
References	219-266	(skim)
Appendix A About the Authors	267-275	(skim)
Appendix B Emission Rates for Electrical Generation	276-278	(skim)
Appendix C Methods and Metrics for Wildlife Studies	279-348	(skim)
Appendix D A Visual Impact Assessment Process for Evaluating Wind-Energy Projects	349-376	(skim)

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The generation of electricity by wind energy has the potential to reduce environmental impacts caused by the use of fossil fuels. Although the use of wind energy to generate electricity is increasing rapidly in the United States, government guidance to help communities and developers evaluate and plan proposed wind-energy projects is lacking. Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects offers an analysis of the environmental benefits and drawbacks of wind energy, along with an evaluation guide to aid decision-making about projects. It includes a case study of the mid-Atlantic highlands, a mountainous area that spans parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. This book will inform policy makers at the federal, state, and local levels.

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