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1	WIND ENERGY Berkshire Natural Resources Council
2	CONSIDERATIONS Environmental Impacts -vs- Energy Produced --Roads --Wind Speed --Avian migration --Wind Consistency --Legacy --Legacy
3	Energy produced –Wind Speed
4	Northern Berkshires
5	Proposed Sites
6	% Traditional –vs- % Renewable
7	Production by Source
8	Utility Generation by Primary Energy Source, 1998
9	Detail of truck carrying blade
10	Base Section
11	Environmental Impacts
12	Crumb Hill
13	Construction
14	Environmental Considerations
15	Some Statistics
16	The Berkshires
17	Conclusion Wind Energy Development has serious environmental impacts Environmentalists are being used by large power companies for their own benefit The US Energy Information Administration predicts that wind will account for less than 1% of our power generation in 2025. In the Berkshires, the costs outweigh the benefits.