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To: nrg_crisis who wrote (107226)8/16/2008 5:55:52 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 206125
 
>>He hates the sight and he hates the sound. He says they disrupt his sleep, invade his house, his consciousness. He can't stand the gigantic flickering shadows the blades cast at certain points in the day.<<

He seems a bit hypersensitive...sounds like Dad was older/wiser. I'm sure the lease money can buy him an Ipod to ease the sonic pain....



To: nrg_crisis who wrote (107226)8/16/2008 9:32:56 PM
From: 1tank  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206125
 
The thing strikes first is if this Yancey were some rodent or owl the tree huggers would have this knotted up in court until eternity. Everyone knows you can't alter the habitat of any other creature besides man.

"We knew we were going to change the landscape, maybe forever," says Martinsburg supervisor Terry Thiesse. "We knew some people would be unhappy. But the benefits far outweighed the objections of a few."

Where's this attitude when it's comes to any kind of energy exploration or construction. I won't even start on building fire roads and such. end of rant Dan



To: nrg_crisis who wrote (107226)8/17/2008 2:40:39 PM
From: jonggua  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206125
 
re: NY windmills... I'm from right near there! I used to date a gal whose home is now probably within sight of these windmills. Been an economic boon to a depressed area.