More proof of environmentalists refusal to do due dilligence aout their proposals

http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/03/mit-researchers-say-using-wind-turbines.html

In a paper published online Feb. 22 in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, MIT Researchers (Wang and Prinn suggest) that using wind turbines to meet 10 percent of global energy demand in 2100 could cause temperatures to rise by one degree Celsius in the regions on land where the wind farms are installed, including a smaller increase in areas beyond those regions. Their analysis indicates the opposite result for wind turbines installed in water: a drop in temperatures by one degree Celsius over those regions. The researchers also suggest that the intermittency of wind power could require significant and costly backup options, such as natural gas-fired power plants.The researchers indicate that more research and experiments are needed to confirm their findings. The logic seems simple and straight forward. Directly interfering with wind on a sufficiently large scale effects the climate
of the atmosphere. Their next step is to address how to simulate ocean-based wind farms more accurately. They plan to collaborate with aeronautical engineers to develop parameters for the climate model that will allow them to simulate turbines in coastal waters.

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