hitchicken
Active Member
Governor O'Malley has recently vetoed a bill that would have delayed the construction of a wind farm in nearby Somerset County. Everyone is probably aware this will affect radar testing at Pax River Navy base. The plan is to turn the wind turbines on and off when such tests take place. Yeah, that should raise a red flag to our spying enemies. But I regard wind farms as problematic in other areas as well.
1. Wind turbine blades kill bald and golden eagles by the thousands. Thanks to new legislation, they will be able to do so legally. You can probably add ospreys as well. (That should rid us of those pesky little national symbols.)
2. Wind turbine blades produce a low frequency beating that can be felt and affects humans, bats and some animals.
3. Shadows of whirling blades falling across homes have driven some people nearly insane.
4. Manufacture, construction, maintenance & decommissioning costs of wind turbines make them cost ineffective over their life span. They are not green.
5. If you have a TV antenna, kiss your reception good-bye.
O'Malley has implied that this wind farm will mitigate rising water that would flood the base. Somebody needs to get a grip.
I realize there was an earlier thread regarding this issue, but I was unable to find it. I started a new one. Sorry.
Please, get and watch "Windfall" if you have the time. I think it is on Amazon Instant Video. It's a couple of bucks rental but worth it.
1. Wind turbine blades kill bald and golden eagles by the thousands. Thanks to new legislation, they will be able to do so legally. You can probably add ospreys as well. (That should rid us of those pesky little national symbols.)
2. Wind turbine blades produce a low frequency beating that can be felt and affects humans, bats and some animals.
3. Shadows of whirling blades falling across homes have driven some people nearly insane.
4. Manufacture, construction, maintenance & decommissioning costs of wind turbines make them cost ineffective over their life span. They are not green.
5. If you have a TV antenna, kiss your reception good-bye.
O'Malley has implied that this wind farm will mitigate rising water that would flood the base. Somebody needs to get a grip.
I realize there was an earlier thread regarding this issue, but I was unable to find it. I started a new one. Sorry.
Please, get and watch "Windfall" if you have the time. I think it is on Amazon Instant Video. It's a couple of bucks rental but worth it.