Is Wind Power Just Hot Air?

28 March 2005 - 10:00am

Skeptics claim that the benefits of wind power have been overstated.

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"If there is such a thing as a morally pure form of energy, wind is it. Wind has been hailed as part of the solution to global warming, a way to reduce pollution, and an alternative to nuclear power.

There is another side to the story. Not only is wind more expensive than other forms of power, its advantages have been overstated."

Source: The Daily Telegraph, October 3, 2005