Is alt-energy a distraction from real solutions?

Wind power is perhaps the most interesting test case of whether America’s immediate energy future lies in alternative sources such as wind, conservation and power-down, or some combination of the two.

Both wind-power supporters and opponents replied to my column last week (The bizarre dance of wind power, July 10), but I found that the most interesting points were raised by those who don’t want wind power in their own communities or anywhere else. Here, I will address two responses to my column, each representative of many other comments.

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