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Resource Documents: Kansas (13 items)
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Responses of male Greater Prairie-Chickens to wind energy development
Author: Winder, Virginia; Gregory, Andrew; McNew, Lance; and Sandercock, Brett
ABSTRACT Renewable energy resources have received increased attention because of impacts of fossil fuels on global climate change. In Kansas, USA, optimal sites for wind energy development often overlap with preferred habitats of the Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), a lek-mating prairie grouse of conservation concern. We tested for potential effects of energy development on male Greater Prairie-Chickens in north-central Kansas. We captured males at 23 leks located 0.04 to 28 km from wind turbines during a 2-yr preconstruction period (2007–2008) . . .
More »Highly Misleading ACORE Report on Potential for Wind Energy
Author: Schleede, Glenn
A friend recently asked for my comments on the May 2009 “ACORE 20 GW Plan for Kansas” report, which claims that Kansas could get 20,000 megawatts (MW) of electric generating capacity from “renewable” energy sources (more than 18,000 MW coming from wind) and enjoy economic benefits. I had heard of the ACORE report when it was issued but had not taken the time to read it since ACORE reports generally are biased and designed to promote the interest of ACORE members . . .
More »Zimmerman et al. v. Board of Wabaunsee County Commissioners
Author: Kansas State Supreme Court
SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 5. Under the facts of this case, the Board of County Commissioners’ amendment of its zoning regulations to prohibit commercial wind farms in its entire county of approximately 800 square miles was a legislative action. 6. Aesthetics and conformance with a governing body’s comprehensive plan may be considered as bases for zoning rulings. 7. Zoning is not to be based upon a plebiscite of the neighbors; neighborhood objections alone are not legally sufficient to support land . . .
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Real-time wind production — various regions
Author: National Wind Watch
World: Current electricity production and consumption of “low-carbon” and “renewable” electricity – click an area for details See also: Intermittent Energy (high-resolution graphs of electricity grid data) And: Ember (electricity demand, generation, and capacity by country) Europe: Quarter-hour load, generation, exchange – click on sample graph for other countries Europe: Hourly and daily generation, capacity factors Europe: Hourly power generation & weekly energy production – click on “country” for each country Nordpool: Current production by source type in the Nordic . . .
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