Our county just passed new zoning. The new zoning has enabled 400' wind turbines to come into our town. Everyone is in an uproar due to the negitive publicity that surrounds this technology. There will be 135-140 of these massive turbines located near our small town of 20,000 people. Ours is an University town so in the summer that amount dramatically dips down. The turbines will be located within 1500' to the nearest homeowners that lives on the outskirts of town and within 3 miles of the town itself. I personally will be living 2 miles from the nearest white monster, with open countryside between me and IT. Can anyone fill me in as to what to expect from this new development?
2007-05-01 01:22:09 · 6 answers · asked by Mary 1 in Environment
I have recieved some negitive responses to my question regarding wind turbines. I have done my research on these, yes, monsters. First of all we were approached to have several of these turbines on our land and we turned them down flat. Secondly, I am all for "green energy", but our county has 100,000's of acres that are not inhabited by animals or humans. We have had people call our county commissioners that have these turbines located next to their homes and towns. There calls have all been negitive. Landowners that signed leases to have them put on their property have said if they would have offered him a million dollars to have them on his property now that he has had to live with them, he would tell them NO WAY. He said he wishes he could take back his lease. People have contacted us to tell us to do whatever we can to get them as far away from our town as possible. NOBODY is against a new way of energy, just not sooooo close to our homes and families.
2007-05-01 01:51:45 · update #1
"Negative publicity", "uproar", "white monster"??? Where are you from, under a rock? Wind turbines create CLEAN energy. Out of curiosity what powers your town now? Too bad one or two wasn't being offered to be built on property you own. Then those "monsters" would become "money trees"!!!! Get your head out of the hole you have it in and think outside your small town box. We have acres in northern Pa. and would gladly add a few wind turbines if it meant helping Pa. get clean energy. They create a hypnotic drone, and are amazing to watch. We have them by our winter home.
2007-05-01 01:31:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mary p 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I live near the shore of Lake Ontario and I know a small town around there are having the same problems. So Sad to see, Good Luck with your problems
2007-05-01 01:32:42 · answer #2 · answered by jen 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They just threw up about 20 of these bad boys not to far from me. Near downtown Buffalo (NY). There was a huge uproar before they put them up. It seems now that anyone could care less. they're quite, they don't pee on the carpet and they don't talk back.
2007-05-01 01:46:30 · answer #3 · answered by Mike 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe 1,500 feet is a little close, but 2 miles is no problem in my mind. Would you prefer a coal fired power plant 1,500 feet from your house? How about a nuclear reactor?
2007-05-01 02:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
decreased dependance on foreign oil and increased responsibility for our enviroment.
as far as harm, very minimum. less harmful than a cellphone tower
2007-05-01 01:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by Nooka 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, not me..
2007-05-01 01:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋