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Will Wind Power Change Earth's Climate?

Posted by samzenpus on from the hot-breeze dept.

lommer writes "The Globe and Mail is currently running an article on a recent wind power study. A group of Canadian and American scientists has modelled the effects of introducing massive amounts of wind farms into North America and have come up with surprising results. While still having only 1/5th the impact of fossil fuels, wind power will still adjust the earth's climate with the equatorial regions warmed while the arctic grows colder. Could this be a boon for the nuclear lobby, or is this just further evidence for a diversified power-generating system?"

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  1. This blows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So does this mean the United States is going to start invading windy countries?

  2. Re:Newton's laws can't be repealed by bleakcabal · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't listen to him ! It's just this kind of thinking which is keeping people from investing in my perpetual motion machine !

  3. Re:Probably not gonna be significant... by el-spectre · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sorry Mr. Newton, but in THIS universe we have friction...

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