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Top 10 Reasons to Support Wind Energy:

 

1. Wind energy fosters economic recovery and creates jobs. Wind in Sherman County increased the tax base by $2.5 billion and created about as many full-time jobs as the county has high school graduates.
2. All independent governmental studies have consistently concluded that operating wind farms do not result in ill health impacts. Pollutive sources of energy cause myriad health problems.
3. Wind offers secure, homegrown energy that lessens dependence on foreign fuel.
4. Wind energy supports farmers and ranchers who can lease land and harvest a second crop while preserving traditional means of working land.
5. Wind companies work closely with wildlife officials and biologists to preserve and restore important habitats.
6. Other nations are exceeding the U.S. in clean energy. Supporting wind energy enables us to be part of the global race for a clean energy economy.
7. Wind is a low-cost, low-risk fuel, unlike fossil sources that are high-cost and high-risk, due to volatility. Wind receives a minute fraction of the amount federal subsidies that oil and gas companies receive.
8. Wind is a safely accessible resource. As finite fossil fuels become limited and difficult to extract, tragedies like oil spills and mine incidents will continue.
9. Wind energy is future-forward. Clean energy considers the health and security of our children.
10. Wind energy combats global warming, a problem recognized by the U.S. military and U.S. department of Fish and Wildlife. 

 

On behalf of Renewable Northwest Project.

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