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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. Environmental impact of electricity generation - 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. [59] Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to ...

  4. Earth's energy budget - Wikipedia

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    Earth's energy budget (or Earth's energy balance) is the balance between the energy that Earth receives from the Sun and the energy the Earth loses back into outer space. Smaller energy sources, such as Earth's internal heat, are taken into consideration, but make a tiny contribution compared to solar energy.

  5. Wind power - Wikipedia

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    Energy from wind, sunlight or other renewable energy is converted to potential energy for storage in devices such as electric batteries or higher-elevation water reservoirs. The stored potential energy is later converted to electricity that is added to the power grid, even when the original energy source is not available.

  6. Low-carbon electricity - Wikipedia

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    Wind power is considered a sustainable, renewable energy source, and has a much smaller impact on the environment compared to burning fossil fuels. Wind power is variable, so it needs energy storage or other dispatchable generation energy sources to attain a reliable supply of electricity. Land-based (onshore) wind farms have a greater visual ...

  7. Oklahoma wind farm development facing local and potential ...

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    In 2023, Oklahoma was the nation’s third-largest wind energy producing state behind Texas and Iowa, the report found. Opponents have argued that wind installations devalue property and cause ...

  8. Human impact on the environment - 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. [218] Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to ...

  9. The power of wind is about more than just a bad hair day - AOL

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    Thousands of people are having bad hair days, trees are being pruned by nature whether they like it or not, and my empty garbage can, before I put it in the garage, The power of wind is about more ...