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[ Introduction ] [ A. Info and Impressions ] [ B. Practical? ] [ C. Benefits? ] [ D. Looks and Sounds ] [ E. Places ] [ Closing Comments ]
PAGE CONTENT WHO SAYS SO & OTHER REFERENCES
1 Cover Page
2 Purpose and Method
3 Reason
4 Survey Organization
5 A. Info and Impressions
6 A1-11. First we need some information about you.
7 A12-17. Provide your first impressions of the COST of each of these power sources.
8 A18-23. Impression of HARM they pose for PEOPLE and ANIMALS
9 A24-29. Impression of LOOKS
10 A30-35. Score each of these energy sources in order of PREFERENCE
11 B. Practical?
12 B.1. How important is it to you, that wind power is historically significant to Rhode Island?
  1. Discover the Power of the Wind (1.2MB)
  2. Wind Power - An Illustrated History (website)
  3. Wind History Timeline (56KB)
  4. Wind Power [History, Theory, Technology] (1.5MB)
  5. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast [Excerpts from a 19th century tourist guide] (550KB)
13 B.2. How important is it to you, that according to the electricity market, wind power is now less expensive?
  1. As Prices Fall, Texas Utilities Reevaluate Value of Wind-Generated Power (71KB)
  2. Source: US Army Corps of Engineers (website)
14 B.3. How important is it to you, that GE expanded its wind energy business from $0.5 to $2.5 billion in three years?
  1. GE Energy's Wind Unit Expected to Exceed $2 Billion in Revenue (39KB)
  2. GE's energy initiative is a case study in innovation without borders (45KB)
  3. Source: General Electric (website)
  4. GE goes for the green (51KB)
  5. Division of GE hopes to sail with wind power (18KB)
15 B.4. How important is it to you, that the US has enough wind energy for 400% of our energy needs?
  1. Spatial and temporal distributions of U.S.winds and wind power at 80m derived from measurements (2,875KB)
  2. Study: Evaluation of global wind power (website)
  3. Global Wind Map May Provide Better Locations For Wind Farms (28KB)
  4. Global wind map identifies wind power potential (350KB)
  5. Source: Stanford Univ. study / CNN (24KB)
  6. 10 Steps in Building a Wind Farm (43KB)
16 B.5. How important is it to you, that according to the EPA, RI has enough wind for 30% of our electricity needs?
  1. Wind Power in Rhode Island, EPA New England Fact Sheet, April 2004 (816KB)
17 B.6. How important is it to you that wind is now the fastest growing electricity source?
  1. Source: American Wind Energy Association FAQ (304KB)
  2. Source: American Wind Energy Association (website)
18 B.7. How important is it to you that much larger wind turbines lower the cost of electricity?
  1. Wind Energy Basics (103KB)
  2. Economics of Wind Energy (66KB)
  3. Source: American Wind Energy Association (website)
19 B.8. How important is it to you that, according to TPI, larger blades make a lot more energy?
  1. Visit the TPI Website (website)
20 B.9. How important is it to you, that according to TrueWind, larger towers produce more power?
  1. TrueWind Website (website)
21 B.10. How important is it to you that innovations in technology contributed to the price drop?
  1. Discover the Power of the Wind (1.2MB)
  2. Visit the Vestas Website (website)
22 B.11. How important is it to you, that wind energy is 6 times less expensive than solar or small wind?
  1. Renewable Energy: A Viable Choice (78KB)
23 B.12. How important is it to you, that wind energy now costs less than non-renewable such as gas or nuclear?
  1. New York Times 02/13/05 (132KB)
  2. New York Times 04/09/05 (88KB)
  3. Greening of GE (IEEE Spectrum, July 2005) (2.8MB)
  4. Clean Coal Technologies (153KB)
  5. Dirty Secret: Coal Plants Could Be Much Cleaner (203KB)
  6. Wind Energy Demand Booming (126KB)
24 C. Benefits?
25 C.1. How important is it to you, that RI benefits are calculated from The US Army Corps of Engineers Cape Wind Report?
  1. Cape Wind Energy Project Permit Application (Website)
  2. Cape Wind Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (website)
26 C.2. How important is it to you that wind energy will keep electricity cost from increasing?
  1. Cape Wind Energy Project Permit Application (Website)
  2. Cape Wind Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (website)
27 C.3. How important is it to you, to help farmers stay in business by providing extra income from wind?
  1. AGRICULTURE REPORT - Farmers and Wind Power (18KB)
  2. Farming the Wind: Wind Power and Agriculture (928KB)
  3. Windfall from the Wind Farm, Sherman County, Oregon (135KB)
28 C.4. How important is it to you to have a stable electric bill?
  1. Energy answers blowing in the wind (19KB)
  2. Assessing the Life Cycle of Wind Turbine Production (102KB)
  3. Renewable Energy for Rhode Island: Making the Case for Jobs, Price Stability, Economic Security and Environmental Protection [Page 5] (36KB)
29 C.5. How important is it to you, that wind energy will generate job growth in RI?
  1. Cape Winds considering locating at Quonset park (18KB)
  2. Assessing the Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power (962KB)
  3. Wind Turbine Development: Location of Manufacturing Activity (1,691KB)
  4. Renewable Energy for Rhode Island: Making the Case for Jobs, Price Stability, Economic Security and Environmental Protection [Page 4] (36KB)
30 C.6. How important is it to you, that wind energy will reduce pollution and help avoid EPA sanctions?
  1. Rhode Island Ozone Attainment Midterm Report (224KB)
  2. Cape Wind Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (website)
  3. Brayton Plan for Pollution Control (354KB)
31 C.7. How important is it to you that RI wind energy will avert 2028 asthma attacks in NE per year?
  1. Cape Wind Report, Section 5 Tables, Page 5-372 (590KB)
  2. Rhode Island Ozone Attainment Midterm Report (224KB)
  3. Cape Wind Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (website)
  4. Bush Administration Policies Leave Asthmatics Short of Breath (215KB)
  5. Estimated Public Health Impacts of Criteria Pollutant Air Emissions from the Salem Harbor and Brayton Point Power Plants (215KB)
  6. Renewable Energy Rx for New Hampshire (94KB)
32 C.8. How important is it to you, that according to a Harvard Study, RI wind energy will save $26 million in health costs?
  1. Harvard Levy and Spengler Full Report (551KB)
  2. Cape Wind Report, Section 5 Tables, Page 5-372 (590KB)
  3. Rhode Island Ozone Attainment Midterm Report (224KB)
  4. Cape Wind Energy Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (website)
  5. Power Plant Emissions and Your Health: Frequently Asked Questions (168KB)
  6. Particulate-Related Health Impacts of Eight Electric Utility Systems (390KB)
33 C.9. How important is it to you that wind turbines are safer for birds than non-moving towers?
  1. Birds and Wind Turbines (69KB)
  2. Water birds do not fly near windmills (90KB)
  3. Danish Wind Energy Association(website)
  4. Interim Guidelines to Avoid and Minimize Wildlife Impacts from Wind Turbines (3,136KB)
  5. Wind Farm 'Hits Eagle Numbers', BBC News, June 2006 (150KB)
34 C10-C13. How important is it to you, to reduce each of these effects of fossil fuel power generation?
  1. Mercury Emissions and Mercury Controls For Coal-fired Electrical Utility Boilers (1,920KB)
  2. How much oxygen does one tree produce per day? (103KB)
  3. Animal Indicators of Adverse Effects Associated with Air Pollution (81KB)
  4. A study of the ciliar tracheal epithelium on passerine birds and small mammals subjected to air pollution (81KB)
  5. Save the Loon with Wind Energy (43KB)
  6. The Toll from Coal (457KB)
  7. Adverse effects of acid rain on the distribution of the Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina in North America (523KB)
  8. The Environmental Case for Wind Power in Wisconsin (464KB)
  9. MORE HEAT THAN LIGHT Global Warming Pollution FromThe Northeast’s Dirtiest Power Producers (1,258KB)
  10. Energy for a Greenhouse Planet: Life-cycle Assessment and Global Warming Effect (2,528KB)
  11. Songbird population declines linked to acid rain, Cornell ecologists report (116KB)
  12. Loons Sound Alarm on Mercury Contamination (92KB)
  13. Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases: Birds [mercury] (75KB)
  14. High Levels of Mercury Found in Vt. Birds (97KB)
  15. EPA: Brayton Pt. must cut warm water discharge (130KB)
  16. Brayton Point Fact Sheet [Fish] (579KB)
35 D. Looks and Sounds?
36 D.1. How important is it to you, that houses with views of modern wind turbines increase in real estate value?
  1. The Effect of Wind Development on Local Property Values (1,785KB)
37 D.2. How important is it to you that modern wind turbines have become tourist destinations?Want to Learn More?
  1. New Zealand Wind Icons (608KB)
  2. Wind Farms and Tourism (176KB)
  3. Public Attitudes to Wind Farms (2.41MB)
38 D.3. How important is it to you, whether or not your neighbors like the looks of wind turbines?
  1. Tilting over windmills in the sea (80KB)
  2. Wind Power Facility Siting Case Studies: Community Response (1,164KB)
  3. A Summary of Opinion Surveys on Wind Power (638KB)
39 D.4. How important is it to you, that in comparison with everyday sounds, modern wind turbines are very quiet?
  1. Facts About Wind Energy and Noise (124KB)
  2. FAQ: Are Wind Turbines Noisy? [Page 4] (69KB)
40 D.5. Do you personally find modern wind turbines beautiful or ugly?
  1. The Aesthetic Dissonance of Industrial Wind Machines (165KB)
  2. Machines in the Ocean: The Aesthetics of Wind Farms (353KB)
  3. Wind towers - dangerous, unsightly and inefficient (104KB)
  4. Response to Jon Boone’s Critique (156KB)
41 E. Places?
42 E.1. Bristol Locations: Bristol Town Beach
43 E.2. Bristol Locations: Bristol Town Dump
44 E.3. Bristol Locations: Kaiser Plant
45 E.4. Bristol Locations: Brown University Haffenreffer
46 E.5. Bristol Locations: Roger Williams University
47 E.6. Bristol Locations: Offshore
48 E.7. Portsmouth Locations: Portsmouth High School
49 E.8. Portsmouth Locations: Portsmouth Middle School
50 E.9. Portsmouth Locations: Portsmouth Abbey
51 E.10. Portsmouth Locations: Tank Farms
52 E.11. Portsmouth Locations: Raytheon
53 E.12. Portsmouth Locations: Offshore
54 Evaluate sites for installing modern wind turbines:
55 Closing Comments
56 Thank You!
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