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Iowa wind farms

Iowa wind farms. By Kyle Kampman. Benefits of wind turbines. Cleaner energy source for the environment. Cut back on the usage of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gases. When fully taxable the wind turbines can bring in millions of dollars. Create many new jobs.

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Iowa wind farms

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  1. Iowa wind farms By Kyle Kampman

  2. Benefits of wind turbines • Cleaner energy source for the environment. • Cut back on the usage of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gases. • When fully taxable the wind turbines can bring in millions of dollars. • Create many new jobs. • Landowners with wind turbines can receive a profit.

  3. Benefits of the tax collection • With the millions of dollars contributed to the tax base, this can help out local hospitals and school districts. • This money can help school buy new books, computers, and other equipment. • Hospitals can use this money to make new discoveries in their more advanced research methods.

  4. Job creation • Iowa leads the nation in employment related to the wind energy industry. • More than 6,000 to 7,000 employed in Iowa. • Jobs available include: Manufacturing, construction, operation and maintenance.

  5. Reasons why people dislike them • Wind turbines produce very loud sounds and vibrations in the ground. • Both of these can have a physiological impact on a person, causing nausea, rapid heartbeat, and hearing lose. • The vibrations can cause homes to be damaged such as having cracked walls, weaken foundation and even move the house. • The weather has an affect on the level of noise produced.

  6. Mediation • These wind turbines can be built in less populated regions of the country were people are not affected. • They can be placed out on the country side far away from communities and homes.

  7. Works cited • Colby, David W., M.D., Robert Dobie, M.D., Geoff Leventhall, Ph.D., David M. Lipscomb, Ph.D., Robert J. McCunnery, M.D., Michael T. Seilo, Ph.D., and Bo Sondergaard, M.Sc. Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects An Expert Panel Review. Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects An Expert Panel Review. American Wind Energy Association and Canadian Wind Energy Association, Dec. 2009. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. • "Iowa Wind Energy Association." Iowa Wind Energy Association. Iowa Wind Energy Association, n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. • "Iowa | Wind Energy Foundation." Iowa | Wind Energy Foundation. Wind Energy Foundation, n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. • Jr., Tom Zeller. "For Those Living Nearby, That Miserable Hum of Clean Energy." The New York Times. The New York Times, 06 Oct. 2010. Web. 28 Mar. 2013. • "Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Power." Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Power, n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2013.

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