No wind turbines in my back yard...
It's an understandable feeling, and some scenic areas should be off limits. But which? Studies suggest that picturesque Great Lakes shorelines have excellent potential for generating electricity from the wind. How will the Great Lakes states ever realize their wind power potential -- and reduce the amount of ugly coal-burning -- without some change in public attitude?
GAYLORD - Jack Austin doesn't want 400-foot wind turbine generators near his back yard, nor anywhere else in Otsego County.
Austin lives in the Sturgeon River Valley in Livingston Township. Cellular phone towers already pollute the scenic beauty of the area, he said.
Enormous windmills will only make it worse.
"It's a constant battle to keep the North beautiful. You've got people who are willing to do anything for a dollar," Austin said.
http://www.record-eagle.com/2005/may/08wind.htm
Posted by Dave at May 9, 2005 09:19 AM