All We Are Is Farms in the Wind
Umbra on wind farms 1
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Posted 10:47 AM on 3 Jan 2005
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Missourimule Posted 1:49 pm
20 Oct 2007
Behind enemy lines
I didn't really mean to be here - I googled "opposed to wind farms", because I am, and your site came up - SO, here I am.
I KNOW I'm on the side that's going to lose this battle - suddenly, there's a discovery that's going to result in "free" electricity - harnessing the wind, and all that. And besides the fact that it's "free" and "clean", corporations are making billions of dollars off of it - so it's like the ball rolling downhill.
I, for one, don't live on that scenic beach on Cape Cod. I just live here in the midwest, where I have to look at these things as I drive around the country. I FIRMLY believe that the TRUE BELIEVERS believe in the CONCEPT, but don't have to look at them every day. Comparing them with powerline poles or cell towers is ludicrous - these windmills can be seen for miles on the prairie.
As I say, I know it's a losing battle - you guys are winning - but for me, the visual pollution is far worse than whatever environmental advantage you might claim.
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