Beijing’s Air Pollution Vs. Dale Vince’s Windmills in the U.K.
28 12 2007No Breathing Easy In Beijing
Imagine air pollution so bad that you can’t even go outside…that’s what Beijing is currently experiencing - such horrible smog that government officials are urging citizens to stay in.
Suspended particulate matter, largely from coal burning plants and auto emissions make up the awful pollution, exacerbated by the lack of wind recently.
Beijing’s air quality has long been considered among the world’s worst, whereas…
England’s Ecotricity
On the other side of the planet, self described hippie Dale Vince has been using the windy air of the UK to create his highly successful company Ecotricity, providing wind turbine energy to over 22,000 customers. With the ability to be backed up by the grid if the wind ever falters, Vince promotes his turbines reminding us that wind will never run out, is 100% renewable, it produces no pollutants, and the turbines pay for themselves within the first 6 months in energy saved.
Wind energy is now price competitive with traditional energy sources in the U.K…too bad Beijing has had had such a lack of wind!
More about Ecotricity’s turbines:
*They’re quiet enough not to disturb people living nearby.
*They need to placed strategically so as not to disturb television signals.
*Turbines must be placed in areas sensitive to bird habitats. (Ecotricity’s statistics suggest that millions more birds are killed by cars each year than would ever be killed or harmed by wind turbines.)
For more info, click here for Ecotricity’s website.
