tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post2454211815811751214..comments2024-03-28T13:36:17.850-05:00Comments on The Green Skeptic: Clean Tech: Wind Some, Lose Somegreenskeptichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794484456743626107noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-41720133149904156832007-10-31T22:19:00.000-05:002007-10-31T22:19:00.000-05:00The effects of global climate change will kill far...The effects of global climate change will kill far more birds than the turbines will, so that objection is completely off-base. People can always find a fig leaf for their true NIMBY objections. What's sad is the fake environmentalism of wind farm objectors lets reactionary critics say "Those environmentalists can't even make up their minds, they're against everything."skierpagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480517078252023572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-7395274941425919072007-10-25T07:24:00.000-05:002007-10-25T07:24:00.000-05:00Another irony may be that as the climate continues...Another irony may be that as the climate continues to warm, under the burden of fossil fuels, those very birds may no longer be inclined to migrate.<BR/><BR/>MannieMannie Gentilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225923971073419275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-87256223458814431502007-10-24T16:31:00.000-05:002007-10-24T16:31:00.000-05:00I don't understand at all the objections to windmi...I don't understand at all the objections to windmills from an "aesthetic" point of view. I find them mesmerizing and an asset to what is otherwise empty country. I certainly think we could make far more use of windpower. Several times a year I drive the straight and oh-so-boring stretch of Highway 401 in Ontario from Toronto to Windsor (borders with Detroit). The entire drive is spent fighting the mighty crosswind, and there are no windmills present. The highway could be lined with them; there're already power towers marching alongside. Nuff said.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148818375422684907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-70385404671394005812007-10-22T21:17:00.000-05:002007-10-22T21:17:00.000-05:00Thanks, Halibonian. I agree we need to foster this...Thanks, Halibonian. I agree we need to foster this kind of thinking.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for mentioning Greg Watson, Vice President for Sustainable Development & Renewable Energy at the Mass Technology Collaborative, and a blast from my past. We worked together in The Nature Conservancy's Eastern Region a number of years ago. Good to hear what he's up to.The Green Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109745749448651817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-57310503053679912422007-10-22T20:19:00.000-05:002007-10-22T20:19:00.000-05:00If you want to read more on this subject, WorldCha...If you want to read more on this subject, WorldChanging has an interesting post today (22 October)on China's investment in energy by Mara Hvistendahl: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007449.html<BR/><BR/>Long on China.The Green Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109745749448651817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-73955691548524649592007-10-22T18:34:00.000-05:002007-10-22T18:34:00.000-05:00I attended a Southern New England Planning Event r...I attended a Southern New England Planning Event recently in Hyannis and the Keynote speaker on one of the lunch sessions was a guy called Greg Watson. He is with the State of MASS and was speaking about how the wind farm inititiave is one of many that look to satisfy rising demand on the existing grid by alternate means that buildling new plants. The Cape Cod wind farm is a collaborative effort between the three states that share that coastline.<BR/><BR/>I say hats off to the thinking behind this initiative. Of course it will cost some to get the relevant cables in place to transfer the power buy my guess is that it is a heck of a lot less than building a new plant. <BR/><BR/>His key point was rather than replicate plants to meet growing demand supplement with alternates. Friendly to carbon emmissions, more cost effective and more sensible all round. <BR/><BR/>This kind of thinking needs to be more wide spread. <BR/><BR/>HalibonianBallybonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808000904533124573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-40681891938761361422007-10-22T02:48:00.000-05:002007-10-22T02:48:00.000-05:00I totally agree. I think wind energy is an excell...I totally agree. I think wind energy is an excellent alternative to relying on oil and other fossil fuels.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03460909033541127118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9310432.post-87345197495331353992007-10-21T11:39:00.000-05:002007-10-21T11:39:00.000-05:00"There seems to be little evidence that birds are ..."<B>There seems to be little evidence that birds are victims of wind turbines</B>"...<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, an interesting comment to say the least...<BR/><BR/>I'm <B>NOT</B> going to doubt it but I do have to say that when I was a kid that I was told that many if not most bird flyways where very similer to where the wind was fairly constant in speed and direction...<BR/><BR/>Isn't that were some of the wind turbine farms are setup?juandoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551493577109102508noreply@blogger.com