Wind-wind solution?

Green.view in the Economist tackles the nuances of wind energy. Those white protruding towers with blades lazily turning around doesn't look as harmless and The probability of the blades getting dismantled and spin around and cause destruction maybe nil, but it causes major noise pollution. When I was in Zaragoza, Spain, I got the chance to visit a wind farm. The wind turbines up close and personal were intimidating. They dwarfed everything on their site. The whirring sound of the turbines filled the air, I could almost feel the electricity! One other major issue is the high cost of initial capital for infrastructure to transport the energy.

Read the article and don't miss the comments in The Economist online.