Sierra Club Launches Wind Works Campaign
The Sierra Club just launched its Wind Works campaign, lobbying on behalf of the American Wind Energy Association to extend subsidies for the wind industry. Wind Works! *, **, ***, ****, *****, ****** * Wind requires natural gas peaker plants to run in the background, emitting greenhouse gasses. **Wind facilities will fragment at least 20,000 square miles of our land just to generate 20% of our energy. ***Wind turbines are expected to kill up to a million birds each year, including raptors and migratory birds. ****The wind industry does not accept Sierra Club advice on how to avoid killing wildlife. *****The wind industry testified before Congress to weaken environmental law. ******Energy efficiency and rooftop solar programs are a better alternative than wind, and can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels without destroying ecologically intact lands. Crews destroy Joshua Tree woodland habitat to make way for more giant wind turbines in the west Mojave Dese