Which is a bit ironic, given that it's energy pulled from the air, but the land to build wind farms is a contentious issue in some areas. In the US, it's been tough sometimes to find land — and buy it — to build wind farms. In poorer countries, the problem has been governments or private groups essentially taking the land from those who own or use it, leading to further impoverishment. #ddtb
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Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business? – CSMonitor.com
In the developing world, where land-intensive wind turbines are being rapidly constructed, wind power has often turned clean energy into dirty business.
