The Island In The Wind Summary

In “The Island in the Wind”, Elizabeth Kolbert shares of her experience when she journeyed to Samso, a wind turbine showcase for Denmark (Kolbert 246). She conveys how Samso is unique with its nearly unremitting winds, and how through the use of wind turbines, they yield ten per cent more energy than they consume (Kolbert 244, 245). The Samsingers were selected as a candidate for a renewable-energy project and modified all of their energy, which previously was from oil, to originate solely from wind, the sun, and a straw burning furnace (Kolbert 243, 244). Kolbert mentions that the project experienced a small number of disappointments, but regardless of any failures, Samso residents were motivated for numerous reasons to present effort in