Wind turbines in lake bad idea
Erie Times-News, www.goerie.com 4 November 2010
Folks, industrial wind turbines in Lake Erie, as state Rep. John Hornaman and his colleagues voted for, is an insane idea. We have a precious and beautiful lake that WTs will destroy.
A Cleveland developer said the lake has a capacity for tens of thousands of WTs. Imagine the lake looking like a pin cushion.
They’re a threat to our drinking water from leaking gas and the stirring up of long-buried metals and chemicals.
Scenic views and sunsets would be destroyed by 50-story or higher (top of blade) turbines.
It would have a negative effect on tourism and recreational boating. And so forth.
People are angry with the government over health care. Why let the government destroy Erie’s most precious asset, Lake Erie?
Tom Wasilewski
Northwestern Pennsylvania Eagle Conservation Association,
Edinboro
URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2010/11/07/wind-turbines-in-lake-bad-idea/