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Delaware Audubon president’s view on wind farm surprising
Credit: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 · baytobaynews.com ~~
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I find it ironic that Steve Cottrell, president of Delaware Audubon, would condemn Sussex County for blocking US Wind from bringing power from a wind farm off Ocean City, Maryland, onto land (“Sussex council’s US Wind vote raises concern”). Cottrell asserts that county towns will lose millions in (essentially bribe) money. I actually find that commendable, not negative.
Assuming Delaware Audubon relates to environmental conservation, why would he support a project that will kill millions of birds, destroy fish habitat and migration, and prove harmful to marine mammals? Moreover, the 114 mammoth turbines only 10 miles out will destroy the view of the eastern horizon, affecting tourism, the economic lifeblood of Ocean City and surrounding areas. Commercial and recreational fishing will be negatively affected, as will vessel navigation. Wind turbines themselves pollute, primarily via the materials from which they are made and lubricants used to make them function.
Dennis W. Sirman
Selbyville
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