Unreliable intermittent wind energy and the Environment

Recommendable! Unreliable wind energy is one of the greatest scams of the past 50 years or more! 

Wind mills (euphemistically called turbines) is retrograde, taking us back several centuries when our ancestors had no other choice of energy supply! 

How much do these gigantic wind farms actually influence local weather and climate?

"When considering the environmental effects of wind energy, one must consider the space taken up by, or footprint of, wind power plants. Although individual towers have a relatively small footprint, studies suggest the total land use and environmental impact of wind farms throughout the county is significant."

"... For instance, a 2017 study by Strata Policy finds the amount of space required to produce 1,000 megawatts (MW) from an industrial wind facility typically exceeds 133 square miles of land, compared to just 1.3 square miles needed for an equivalent nuclear power plant. ..."

These wind mills are mass killers of animals and insects! "Every year, 75 to 110 Golden eagles are killed by turbines at just one wind turbine facility in California. As many as 4,700 birds are killed annually at this site alone. ..."

Publications - Energy at a Glance: Wind and the Environment | Heartland Institute Wind turbines require enormous amounts of rare earth elements like neodymium magnets, around 377 pounds of neodymium per MW capacity.