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Do you remember Dewey’s fake news story from last September? “Michigan Blowing In the Wind” ?
Well, from today’s Detroit Free Press we have this: “Plan for wind energy farm on Lake Michigan has neighbors howling” detailing a developer’s plan to install wind turbines over a 100 square mile swatch of Lake Michigan between Pentwater and Ludington. For those not familiar, this is one of the most scenic stretches of Lake Michigan shoreline.
Little Sable Point Lighthouse near Silver Lake State Park
Lake Michigan beach
In exchange for this eyesore, the development is said to be able to produce up to 1000 megawatts – oooohh, that sounds like a lot! How much, exactly? Well, if everything goes well and the wind blows constantly, that’s enough to power maybe 1000 houses. Of course we have more than that many households leaving Michigan on a weekly basis, so by the time they get this wind farm up and running, we won’t need the energy.
The neighbors are upset. Imagine that.
Time to re-think nuclear, people.
UPDATE: From the Blogprof. Just how many people are leaving Michigan? A lot.
The neighbors are upset? Yes, I can imagine that - easily. There's a long and venerable history of neighbors being upset about wind farms, Google up Ted Kennedy + wind farm and read on. Then google up Enviromentalist RFK jr + wind farm and laugh on.
ReplyDeleteSilly us. Wind farms are for other people's ocean views...
Mrs. P
While you're at it, do some research on Missouri's Wind Capital Group
ReplyDelete(http://www.windcapitalgroup.com/news/newsarchive.aspx) and our Carnahan clan. Tom Carnahan heads the Wind Capital Group that received 90 million in stimulus funds. Tom is brother of Congressman Russ Carnahan (pro Cap and Trade-big suprise), and Robin Carnahan (Secretary of State MIssouri and will be running for U.S. Senate seat in 2010. Very thick. Gives a whole new meaning to "Go Green!". It's a con, folks.