[More research] Tilting at Windmills (April 19, 2006)
This article on wind power impressed me in that Applebaum, the writer, states her position and then fairly represents the opposition.
And from The Washington Post!
Who wudda thunk it?
My position on wind power: Fix the noise and bird cuisinart problems (not impossibilities), provide honest cost/benefit analysis, and let communities freely choose them, and I have no problem with them.
I live near a couple of wind farms now.
Not close enough to hear (or experience) any noise, but I do pass by them when I travel.
I do not consider them to be a visual blight (but then again, the units are new; they might look like hell given 20 years of weathering).
Your comments are welcome.
(And good job on the objectivity, Ms. Applebaum, it is appreciated.)
And from The Washington Post!
Who wudda thunk it?
My position on wind power: Fix the noise and bird cuisinart problems (not impossibilities), provide honest cost/benefit analysis, and let communities freely choose them, and I have no problem with them.
I live near a couple of wind farms now.
Not close enough to hear (or experience) any noise, but I do pass by them when I travel.
I do not consider them to be a visual blight (but then again, the units are new; they might look like hell given 20 years of weathering).
Your comments are welcome.
(And good job on the objectivity, Ms. Applebaum, it is appreciated.)
I like small windmills and solar sources for individual dwellings where conditions permit. I vacation regularly at a rental house where this is possible. It is on an island and no alternative exists. A backup diesel generator is there, but almost never runs. That is independence and self sufficiency. Giving more land and maintaining control of power to the utility companies is not progress.
The article is unique... an honest analysis.
Regards,
O.A.
I've nothing against 500 year old technology.