Alerts Category: North Carolina
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Source: Don Hendershot
Answers to a few questions
The air went out of the sails of the “Wind Power Forum” for a bit because we hope to make it Web based and have some technical tinkering to do to prepare The Smoky Mountain News’ Web site. To whet your appetite and perhaps inspire wind-power proponents to respond, I will give you a glimpse from the most complete response (answering all the reader-inspired questions) we have received to date. The response is from Eric Rosenbloom, a science editor and . . .
Wind forum
This column will be a posting of 13 questions/issues regarding wind power. We are seeking answers and or responses from interested lay people and from those with experience in and/or knowledge of any/all aspects of windfarms, and/or siting windfarms. As noted in previous columns, we would prefer your responses be emailed either to me — ddihen1@bellsouth.net or SMN at info@smokymountainnews.com or both (again preferred). Please put “wind power” in the subject line. If you do not have access to email, . . .
The Naturalist's Corner: What goes around
Are wind turbines the Galtesque motor that would drive the world to clean, unfettered energy, torpedoing the corporate, collectivist stranglehold of Big Energy. Or, are they sleek and powerful diversions spawned by Big Energy and loosed upon the landscape to draw the lance from the heart of the beast demanding quixotic crusaders spend their time and energies tilting here and yon as the status quo hums along? We want to know what you think. We want to know what questions . . .
