Thursday, December 24, 2009

Plan for wind energy farm on Lake Michigan has neighbors howling

Plan for wind energy farm on Lake Michigan has neighbors howling
"'Would anyone put these in the Grand Canyon?
This is our Grand Canyon, our beautiful spot,' said Pentwater resident Mary Stiphany, adding that the hulking turbines would obstruct views and hurt tourism.
'It would be such an eyesore.
'The response is an indication that making the dream of alternative energy real in a spot as treasured as the Great Lakes may be harder than imagined.
The plan also raises questions that have yet to be answered about offshore wind power in Michigan, such as where turbines"

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