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Wind Power News: January 2003
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Protect Buffalo’s waterfront from wind turbines
So what are the true contributions of the wind industry? We have electricity that is too expensive to solve any real energy issues, and very little of it besides. We have little, if any, emissions reduction. We have the destruction of pristine landscapes and waterfronts all over the world due to the careless placement of massive, inefficient wind turbines… (a phenomenon that is just beginning to frighteningly snowball here in the U.S), and we have a big money making scheme for those who can afford to cash in. We also have one more thing… the deterioration in the quality of life for those unfortunate enough to find themselves and their neighborhoods targets of the uncaring developers who bully their way into communities and into people’s lives.
Complete story »Protect Buffalo’s waterfront from wind turbines
This letter is in response to an article in a recent issue of “Art Voice” magazine advocating the use of wind turbines along Buffalo’s waterfront, supposedly to clean up the environment, change the city’s image, and make lot’s of money at the same time. It certainly is true, that as the owner of commercial wind turbines, Buffalo would indeed make a ton of money. The opportunity to cash in is equal for all developers of wind farms these days. . . . Complete story »
