A Conservative Perspective on Wind Energy

Since wind is renewable and free, it seems logical and uncontroversial to harness it for power. Normal winds themselves are not destructive as an energy source, as they are already in the environment, and no one has to drill for them in the ground. Wind lacks the foul smell of oil and its pollution or spill risks. Personal, small-scale windmills used to generate electricity on a farm setting do not cause controversy and have been historical sources of power, but the commercial wind industry is hotly debated. 

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Wind turbines have legitimately killed and/or harmed animals and, ultimately, entire ecosystems from losing important wildlife facets. Perhaps 100,000 birds per annum and “tens to hundreds of thousands of bats” are struck by the