Austrailia - Wind farms blow away greenhouse gases

Victoria’s wind farms are saving more than 250,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year — the equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the state’s roads. A new report, released yesterday, found wind power is the best technology to cut greenhouse gas emissions generated by electricity. Victorian Environment Minister John Thwaites said Victorian wind farms generated enough energy to power 90,000 homes for an entire year. The Government aims to produce 1000 megawatts of wind power by 2010, boosting energy derived from renewable sources by 10 per cent.