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11 Alb. L. Envtl. Outlook 198 (2006-2007)
Wind Energy and Its Impact on Future Environmental Policy Planning: Powering Renewable Energy in Canada and Abroad

handle is hein.journals/alev11 and id is 202 raw text is: WIND ENERGY AND ITS IMPACT ON FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PLANNING: POWERING RENEWABLE ENERGY IN CANADA AND ABROAD Kamaal R. Zaidi TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 200 I. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF WIND ENERGY ............... 201 II. THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND WIND ENERGY G ENERATION .................................................................... 203 III. WIND ENERGY AS GREEN AND ITS ROLE UNDER CANADA'S COMMITMENT TO THE KYOTO PROTOCOL ........ 207 IV. APPLICATION OF WIND ENERGY TO THE CANADIAN ECONOMY ........................................................ 210 A. Costs Associated with Wind Energy .......................... 213 B. Tax Incentives to Encourage Use of W ind E nergy ............................................................... 214 C. The Wind Power Production Incentive (WPPI) ......... 216 D. Modern Initiatives to Promote Wind Energy in Canada - The Canadian Wind Energy Association .................. 217 V. CURRENT RENEWABLE POLICY INITIATIVES AMONG SOME CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS ........................ 219 A . A lberta ........................................................................ 220 B . Q uebec ......................................................................... 223 C . O n tario ....................................................................... 225 D . Y ukon .......................................................................... 228 VI. GLOBAL APPLICATIONS OF WIND ENERGY ....................... 231 A. United States: Department of Energy's Wind Program, the National Wind Technology Center and Other Initiatives .................. 232