Comments on: Communities Can Benefit from Wind Farms

By: Luke

Luke — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:44:00 +0000

By that logic, you could say that cutting down one tree makes absolutely no difference to the climate, so therefore, it must be okay to keep cutting down trees. Eventually, all the trees will be gone.

It’s faulty logic. Every bit makes a difference. 1mL may not seem like much water, but 1000 1mL drops equals 1 litre of fresh clear water!

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By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:12:00 +0000

I understand the desire to maintain the aesthetic, but at what cost?

Can we protect every good view at the cost of extreme climate change?

Keep blasting the tops of beautiful mountains in order to not look at wind turbines?

Keep killing children with coal pollution in order to not spoil our view?

By: Sheila Wren

Sheila Wren — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:07:00 +0000

A lot of people in UK believe there is a place for wind in the energy mix but they also feel that being ‘green’ also means protecting the landscape, both for aesthetic reasons and for its value as a carbon sink. There is a demo in Perth tomorrow against the devastating effect of wind infrastructure on Scottish wild land, the extent of which dropped from 42% to 28% in 6 years. To them bribes like the ones described here are crass in the extreme.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:31:00 +0000

What might be missing is that communities tend to benefit from the presence of wind farms. Many US Midwest towns and counties that were struggling are now enjoying a lot of new, good jobs, additional income for their farmers and ranchers and new tax revenues.

We’re now seeing Republican governors of conservative states fighting for more support for wind because the wind industry is doing good things for their states.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:16:00 +0000

We, the US, got 3.5% of our electricity from wind turbines during the first half of 2012.

That means we burned 3.5% less coal and natural oil.

Next year we’ll get more of our electricity from wind and less from fossil fuels.

Whoever wrote that piece you copied needs to consider what climate change is bringing to his/her ‘quiet enjoyment’. We keep burning fossil fuels and none of us is going to be having a good time.

By: yahoo-CNAYRUO4X6FKB3OH4WS2Z7FD4M

yahoo-CNAYRUO4X6FKB3OH4WS2Z7FD4M — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:31:00 +0000

Well, count me as one who “opposes communities reaping the benefits” and “can’t see the rewards”. This says it best:
http://www.masterresource.org/2012/10/proud-nimbyism-against-windpower/
Excerpts:

First, I’m not convinced a wind farm in
my backyard would do much to solve climate change; it’s just another useless
attempt to ‘do something’ and give some folks a ‘warm fuzzy’ feeling. Second, I don’t think a private company
and the government should collude to change the rules for wind energy or other questionable commercial developments under the excuse of ‘the public good’. Third, I don’t see why only a few of
us have to be forced to live in an industrial zone and risk suffering a
potential loss of property value and rights, for the (perceived) benefit of everyone else
and at no cost to them. Fourth, my right to ‘quiet enjoyment’ does not take away
anyone else’s rights.