Reaping the Wind. - Review - book review

E: The Environmental Magazine, May, 2001 by B.H.

WARS OVER WINDMILLS

According to author Peter Asmus, "wind power will need to play a major role if we are to stave off catastrophic global climate change." In Reaping the Wind (Island Press, $24.95), Asmus examines the detailed history of wind energy in the modern world. The book describes the fascinating struggles of maverick scientists and inventors toiling to overcome mechanical challenges and the efforts of bold entrepreneurs to make the industry economically feasible. The setbacks, political battles and rocky reception from the environmental community are presented as challenges to this renewable resource that can be overcome in the quest for a cleaner world.

COPYRIGHT 2001 Earth Action Network, Inc.
COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group

 

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