Wind power accounts for about 1 percent of the electricity prod­uced in the United States [source: Gillam]. Nearly 2­5,000 wind turbines crank out power throughout the country. These massive windmills -- up to 80 feet (24 meters) tall -- capture the energy in wind and convert it into free-flowing electrons that people can use to run appliances, lighting, and you plug into an electrical socket.

Electricity from wind power percentages are growing and wind power is planned to increase sharply in the United States. Huge new wind far­ms accounting for thousands more megawatts of capacity are in development as we speak, and estimates put 20  percent of the nation's electricity coming from wind power by 2030 [source: The Oregonian].

­The Coalition for Sensible Siting has been a strong voice for three recognized key issues highlighting the possible downsides of wind power: bird and­ bat deaths, cost, and disrupting Minnesota's natural landscapes. A fourth objection to wind power becomes more apparent after years of following local resident complaints from those living nearest Minnesota's turbines. While thorough studies either were not or could not be testing prior to building the turbine farms, key health concerns are resting on the research of a few scientists. The latest argument states that wind power endangers the health of people who live near windmills. Some people call this theory "wind-turbine syndrome." Because turbine farms are still growing and relative new, therefore the full extent of the phenomenon is unknown. One thing is certain, there does seem to be something to it.  Read more at

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