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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (2189)	10/15/2009 1:19:40 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23934

The Tehachapi wind farm is 5 miles west of what was once the Mojave temperate rainforest ludb.clui.org And the Coachella Valley Wind farm is just a few miles west of what was once the La Quinta Rainforest oceanlight.com Is it a coincidence that these are both deserts now? I think not!! what? they weren't rainforests before? oh....... nevermind

To: Alan Smithee who wrote (2189)	10/15/2009 1:51:37 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23934

and then it becomes a real estate question too. About 1% of california's energy comes from wind generation. The three main sources for that are: Altamont Pass Wind Farm, Approx 15mi^2, 7000 turbines San Gorgonio Wind Farm, Approx 15mi^2, 3000 turbines Tehachapi Wind Farm, Approx 20mi^2, 5000 turbines 50 square miles to generate 1% of our energy needs....how many large areas of land that have consistent wind do we have left? How much land are we willing to dedicate to wind generation?