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WhiteBlaze
08-28-2008, 14:00
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://maineoutdoorjournal.mainetoday.com/blogentry.html%3Fid%3D7005&cid=0&ei=pOe2SKbVGpDmyATo-pHzCg&usg=AFQjCNGKwpD0v4Z1hYvCNYWuNcV0oWpXWA">Travel to Mars Hill for <b>trail</b>, turbines</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>MaineToday.com, ME -</font> <nobr>29 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Another interesting feature of Mars Hill is that the mountain is traversed by a section of the International <b>Appalachian Trail</b>, a 525-mile footpath that <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
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Pedaling Fool
08-28-2008, 18:50
I checked out the website of the wind company in the news article First Wind http://www.firstwind.com/environment/index.cfm
They put turbines on an Island in Hawaii with a population of endangered birds/bats. Doesn't seem to bother the environmentalist over there.
From the website:
"First Wind is skilled at developing, owning and operating wind farms that co-exist in harmony with local communities and the environment. As just one example, our Kaheawa wind farm on the island of Maui is located in a pristine natural habitat that’s home to three endangered birds and one endangered bat, along with abundant native plant species. To the inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands, who continue a centuries-old tradition of environmental stewardship and self-reliance, Kaheawa is a symbol of energy independence as well as of nature’s preservation".
As just one example, our Kaheawa wind farm on the island of Maui is located in a pristine natural habitat that’s home to three endangered birds and one endangered bat, along with abundant native plant species. To the inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands, who continue a centuries-old tradition of environmental stewardship and self-reliance, Kaheawa is a symbol of energy independence as well as of nature’s preservation".
:-?Wait a minute. Not so fast.
Those birds are not likely migratory and you may be comparing apples to oranges if you're suggesting the same kind of outcome is possible everywhere. If, on the other hand, you're simply trolling, well, that's about normal for here.