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"Painted wind turbines can dramatically reduce bird deaths, study finds"
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Painted wind turbines can dramatically reduce bird deaths, study finds
Researchers found that painting one wind turbine blade black reduced bird deaths by 74%, an easy way to make wind power safer for birds.

"Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production"
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Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production
SCHIPKAU, Germany (AP) — A wind turbine described by its developer as the world’s tallest now rises 365 meters (1,197 feet) above the sparsely populated landscape of eastern Germany, surpassing the height of the Eiffel Tower. The colossal turbine has been built at an existing wind farm in Lusatia, southeast of Berlin. Once a major […]

"Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to Invite Them on His Land"
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Wind Turbines Have Made up Half This Rancher's Income Since Fateful Choice to Allow Them On His Land
“After the wind farm was built, my phone rang off the hook. Farmers and ranchers asking, ‘How’d you do it? Could we get one?’”

"Onshore wind farms could save UK £3bn a year by 2030"
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