The "negative impacts" of wind are laughable in comparison to the inevitable death and destruction that another hundred (or even twenty) years of coal will usher in.
Looking at the New York wind maps ( http://www.windexplorer.com/NewYork/NewYork.htm), however, I'm not convinced wind is the best way for Tompkins County to go. Small to medium scale hydro plants may be a far better investment. My two cents, Ryan D. Hottle On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Eric Banford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Full article: > http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080424/NEWS01/804240350/1002 > > ITHACA — The winds are changing in Tompkins County. > > > After some notable recent setbacks, wind energy proponents in the county > have several projects to look forward to again. > > Ithaca College recently received approval to set up a meteorologicaltower > on part of its South Hill property to measure wind and seewhether conditions > are appropriate for building a wind turbine.The Enfield wind farm proposal, > after being killed by a questionable law late last year, has new life with a > new town board. > > And > the Town of Ithaca is nearing approval of a Small Wind Energy Facility > law to make it easier for residents to install their own > residential-scale windmills. > > > "Obviously we all want to transition > to more sustainable energy sources and wind is certainly one of them," > said Edward Marx, Tompkins County commissioner of Planning and Public > Works. "If it can be appropriately sited in ways that benefit overall > the community and minimize negative impacts, it hopefully can be part > of our energy future in the county." > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- Ryan Darrell Hottle The Renaissance Group Program Manager www.ConserveFirst.com Global Climate Solutions www.GlobalClimateSolutions.org (coming soon!) Ohio Peak Oil Action (OPOA) Co-Founder, Director www.ohiopeakoilaction.org 30 N. Rose Blvd. Akron, OH 44022 (740) 258 8450 _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
