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Yesterday:
Before the new and improved standard windmill developed by Daniel Halladay, farmers often had to repair or replace their windmills due to the destructive forces of the wind. As well as having to manually adjust the windmill's position to face into the wind. Halladay's windmill changed life for farmers and ranchers and allowed them to move further westward and develop, and turn the Midwest into the farming and ranching center of the nation, as we know it today. The windmill boom changed the life of Batavia, IL when Halladay setup and started the US Wind engine and Pump company. Within 3 years there were two more windmill production factories opened, and soon Batavia became know as the windmill capital of the nation.
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Today:
Today the windmill is know as the wind turbine and is used to produce power. Instead of being just another tool on the farm, the windmill has grown into its own farm. The wind turbine is a cheap and renewable source of energy. Wind farms help to supply electric energy for cities world wide, allowing even the most remote areas an available source of electricity. On an individual level people use the wind turbine to reduce their cost of power supplied by the electric company, and in some cases even selling their extra energy to the electric company. Farmers will rent out parts of their crop land to wind farm companies. Allowing them an opportunity to generate even more income on top of their crop growth, without loosing to much ground space.
Works cited:
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http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/hot-wind-farms-120429.htM
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/our-energy-choices/renewable-energy/environmental-impacts-wind-power.htmL
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http://brianbutko.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/il_batavia-mural.jpG
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Problems:
Thesis:
The continued innovation of the windmill and its expanded uses over time has effected our culture and lives.
There are some concerns and problems with wind farms, that are creating problems for framers and residential areas. Texas is home to four of the world's largest wind farms, good for overall state revenue, but not for farmers. The wind turbines are causing the ground temperature at night to rise, creating a problem for crop growth around the turbine's base. There is also the issue of noise pollution, causing the people in residential ares near wind farms to complain. Another concern with some scientists is the possibility of some of the larger wind farms causing changes in weather patterns. The wind turbines are causing the air around them to mix differently then it would normally.
The way in which the wind mill was used in the past is very different then the way we use it in today's times. Instead of using it for pumping or grinding, it now provides us with cheap renewable energy that we use to power our homes and businesses. The wind turbine has had some negative effects as well, causing some farmers to loose part of their crops due to changes in ground temperature and local weather patterns.