Conor Mihell
28 Jun 2008
The Sault Star
Studies are being done to monitor the impacts of wind turbines on landscape ecology and wildlife, such as birds and bats.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources' Ontario Wind Atlas, winds off of Lake Superior blow more incessantly than anywhere else in the province.
As the province ramps up its supply of "green" energy, the 126 turbines spinning in Prince Township are likely a harbinger of more to come -- and a storm of debate over the pros and cons of harvesting power from the wind. read more » [2]
is the biggest threat that farmers face, and not because carbon dioxide threatens their crops -- carbon dioxide is actually a boon to crops, and increases yields. Thanks to increased carbon dioxide emissions, in fact, the world's biosphere is on an upswing, the terrestrial NPP (net primary production) growing by more than 6% in the last two decades of the century.