Wind Turbines Might Help Crops Absorb More CO2, Fight Fungal Infections, Etc
Photo: Flickr , CC Beneficial Microclimate Impact According to the preliminary results from research done by DOE and University of Colorado scientists, wind turbines built in the middle of crop fields might be doing more than just producing electricity. Indeed, while the turbines don’t produce any more air movement (in fact, they decrease it a bit because they absorb some of the wind’s energy), they do create more air turbulence which “may speed up natural exchange processes between crop plants and… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Wind Turbines Might Help Crops Absorb More CO2, Fight Fungal Infections, Etc
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