Generating power from wind energy does not take anything out of the wind. The process does not extract power out of the wind instead only the kinetic energy is used and this leaves the winds property intact.

!!! Of course it extracts energy from the wind! <slaps furry head with paw> Where else is it getting it from?

The amount is trivial compared with the total energy carried in the air mass...anyway trees also absorb this energy.

The majority of wind is at higher levels. If we interferred with the jet streams then maybe I'd be worried.

Del

So the green answer is cut all the trees to help harness more wind.

No, raise the turbines higher. The higher the better (see previous posts and articles on tethered kit and floating wind turbines). There is of course a realistic and practical height limit to wind turbine towers.

Did someone mention mounting wind turbines on top of skyscrapers.

much more energy to be exploited through ocean currents than wind---more dynamic mass, and it is 24/7--if the wind doesn't blow---than what? no batteries can capture wind power--totally upsets power grids--nuclear is the best alternative, constant-on, green, source we have available, until we can imagine ourselves into some real innovative , new technologies---where is Tesla , when we need him?