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  2. Environmental impact of wind power - Wikipedia

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    The Vattenfall utility company study found Hydroelectric, nuclear stations and wind turbines to have far less greenhouse emissions than other sources studied.. A typical study of a wind farm's Life cycle assessment, when not connected to the electric grid, usually results in similar findings as the following 2006 analysis of 3 installations in the US Midwest, where the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ...

  3. Climate change mitigation - Wikipedia

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    The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm is an 845 megawatt (MW) nameplate capacity, wind farm in the US state of Oregon. Each turbine is a nameplate 2 or 2.5 MW electricity generator. Regions in the higher northern and southern latitudes have the greatest potential for wind power. [52] Offshore wind farms are more expensive.

  4. List of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions

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    This is a list of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions for energy use, [1] [2] as well as per capita [3] [4] and by area. [5] The state with the highest total carbon dioxide emissions is Texas and the lowest is Vermont. The state with the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions is Wyoming and the lowest is New York.

  5. Red and blue states are competing for Biden’s climate funds ...

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    Red and blue states are competing for Biden’s climate funds. ... practices to store carbon pollution in the soil. States are hoping to pay for these upgrades using $4.6 billion in money from the ...

  6. A cost-competitive wind farm that will save lots of carbon ...

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    The Washington state (EFSEC) is taking final comments on restrictions for the Horse Heaven wind farm. The restrictions center around impacts on ferruginous hawks, noise, scenic views, tourism ...

  7. Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy sources

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    Coal is by far the worst emitter, followed by natural gas, with solar, wind and nuclear all low-carbon. Hydropower, biomass, geothermal and ocean power may generally be low-carbon, but poor design or other factors could result in higher emissions from individual power stations.

  8. Wind farms arguments: NIMBY versus YIMBY - AOL

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    Jan. 23—Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle will publish over the next several weeks, which will address the pros and cons, the opposition ...

  9. Renewable energy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm is an 845 megawatt (MW) wind farm in the state of Oregon. In 2008, landowners typically received $3,000 to $5,000 per year in rental income from each wind turbine. Farmers continue to grow crops or graze cattle up to the foot of the turbines.