Wind

by Naff, Clay Farris

• ISBN13: 9780737735802
• ISBN10: 0737735805
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-30
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

Each book in the series focuses on one energy source such as hydrogen, oil, or wind. Volumes trace the development of the technology, examine the controversies surrounding the energy source in a pro-con format, and explore how the source will meet future energy needs.

Table of Contents

Foreword	8	(2)
Introduction	10	(10)
The Development of Wind Power
Ancient Sails Harness the Wind	20	(4)
Leo Block
How Windmills Helped the Dutch Reclaim the Netherlands	24	(9)
Suzanne Beedell
How Windmills Helped Pioneers Settle the American Southwest	33	(12)
T. Lindsay Baker
Does Wind Power Benefit the Environment?
Wind Turbines Kill Too Many Birds	45	(7)
Andrew Chapman
Wind Turbines Kill Relatively Few Birds	52	(11)
Mick Sagrillo
A Cape Cod Wind Farm Would Harm the Environment	63	(6)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A Cape Cod Wind Farm Would Benefit the Environment	69	(10)
Cape Wind
Can Wind Energy Fuel the Future?
Wind Energy Can Meet America's Future Energy Needs	79	(10)
John Dunlop
Mike Sloan
Ira Flatow
Wind Energy Is Too Expensive	89	(6)
Neil Hrab
Wind Will Become the World's Leading Energy Source	95	(7)
Lester R. Brown
Wind Power May Drive the Hydrogen Fuel Revolution	102	(9)
Dawn Levy
Facts About Wind	111	(2)
Glossary	113	(3)
Chronology	116	(3)
For Further Reading	119	(4)
Index	123	(4)
Picture Credits	127	(1)
About the Editor	128