Peter Harper

Peter Harper lives and works at the Center for Alternative Technology in Wales. In the following viewpoint Harper contends that choosing wind power is an ethical choice because wind energy does not harm the environment or threaten human health like the burning of fossil fuels does. Furthermore, he claims that the only cost associated with wind power—the marring of the landscape with large turbines—is not imposed upon future generations and other species but is paid by today’s energy consumers.

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1. Who pays the costs that arise from the combustion of fossil fuels, according to Harper"
2. According to the author, what are two avenues for reducing the consumption of fossil fuels"
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