Steve Lamb wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: >> The "answer" is to make more wind farms. > >> Winds usually blow during the day, and that's when electricity >> demand is highest. Thus, (enough) wind farms would help smooth out >> the need for peak loads from nuke- or non-renewable generating plants. > > The irony is that there are some eco groups that are fighting wind > farms. > Why? Because they are a blight on the natural look of the land. No, not > kidding.
Those aren't eco groups doing that so much as neighborhood associations and NIMBYs. The Oregonian answer is to locate them in windy, preferably tree-laden locations, build 'em just taller than the trees and paint them camouflage to the surrounding environment. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
