March 23rd, 2006
Horicon wind farm foes find unlikely ally in U.S. Air Force
Personally, I’d prefer a few birds to die by hitting the windmills than to keep polluting and affect many more, but that’s just me. The radar issue just adds another wrinkle.
JS Online:Horicon wind farm foes find unlikely ally in U.S. Air Force
Wildlife groups that want to block construction of a wind power project near the Horicon Marsh and its refuge for migratory birds have found a new and unusual ally: the U.S. Air Force.
The project is caught in a holding pattern because the federal government fears that the rotating blades of the wind turbines could block the ability of a radar system there to track and possibly intercept suspicious airplanes.
March 23rd, 2006 at 5:08 pm
Its good to know who your friends are, and thats a pretty good friend.
If they would switch the farm to a different type of windmill type (like the horizontal ones) then there would be no problem.