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    Large Scale Industrial Wind Farms Threaten Eagles, Bats and Endangered Wildlife

    Here in the U.S., the coal isn't in cities, nor is the natural gas. It's out in rural areas. Damage done by coal mines can be downright spectacular - knocking off entire mountains and pushing the debris into neighboring stream valleys. Wind farms can't compete with that.
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    Large Scale Industrial Wind Farms Threaten Eagles, Bats and Endangered Wildlife

    There are problems with wind farms, as you point out, but I don't think infrastructure requirements are one of them. Most other forms of energy are likely to have a bigger footprint than wind for mines, gas drilling, dams, etc. plus burning fossil fuels produces pollution which reaches a wide...
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