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2012

Energy

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Wind Energy: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Costs?, Scott E. Fixman Jun 2012

Wind Energy: Do The Benefits Outweigh The Costs?, Scott E. Fixman

Honors Theses

As wind energy continues to increase in demand, research to reduce the overall impact of turbines on birds will greaten, resulting in lower turbineā€induced avian and bat mortality. It is important that wind energy continues to increase in energy production per year, as it is one of the safest and most viable renewable energy sources available today.