Recent conversations have disclosed that in several Great Lakes states there is intense interest in wind energy development in the Lakes, not just on their shores. Michigan and Ohio are among the states looking into this. Other recent conversations have revealed that there is a visceral dislike for many of the idea of looking out over formerly unbroken horizon and seeing wind turbines. This is the same issue that has aroused controversy off Cape Cod (see below). Is the value of renewable energy worth developing wind resources in the Lakes, using the publicly-owned waters and lands beneath them as a wind farm?
http://www.grist.org/news/powers/2002/12/19/griscom-windmill/
Posted by Dave at September 21, 2005 08:50 PM