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Posted by Marilyn on Jan 9 2010 5:40PM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
http://stallionstation.com/eagles/laugh.gif Flapps! Reply...


Posted by flapps on Jan 9 2010 4:16PM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
Wind generators?  Surround Washington, DC with them, with all the hot air that comes out of the swamp, those could power the entire USA..  Just think about it, all that hot air and BS could finally be put to use. Reply...


Posted by Marilyn on Jan 9 2010 2:57PM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
SickO, my apology for not reading more on that Tree hugger site. Initially I glanced through the first paragraph and thought it was a site that was making fun of tree huggers or people who believe there is alot of raptor loss to the turbines. I'll look more closely from now on. Reply...


Posted by usgrant on Jan 9 2010 10:27AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck

I'M MOST WORRIED HOW IT WILL EFFECT OUR ECCO SYSTEM GATHERING UP ALL THAT CANADIAN WIND.  WHY I CAN SEE IT NOW, A NORTH DAKOTA DEVOID OF IT'S MOST PLENTIFUL ABOVE SURFACE RESOURSE.  WIND.  JUST THINK, NO MORE EVENING BREEZE OR SNOW DRIFTING.


IT WILL REPLACE THE HIGHWAY SIGN AS THE STATE TREE.


GRANT



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Posted by usgrant on Jan 9 2010 10:06AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck

I'M MOST WORRIED FOR THE CUKOO BIRD.


JOSE GREAT POST ON DDT AND BIRD MYTH!


"I DON'T MIND WINDMILLS AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT IN MY BACKYARD."  FORGOT WHAT SENATOR SAID THAT.

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Posted by Jack A. on Jan 9 2010 8:23AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
....in this age of "sustainability", here is another industry that is not "sustainable".  The ONLY way it can survive is to be leeches off us, through taxes, and other industry, and to only survive through the MANDATES of it's use, BY THE GOVERNMENT. Reply...


Posted by José on Jan 9 2010 2:14AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck

King, it must me your Firefox; please permit me to interpolate:


 http://nationalwind.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/myth-wind-farms-pose-high-risk-to-birds-and-other-wildlife/


(easier to click-on)

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Posted by Sick~O King on Jan 9 2010 2:13AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
http://science.howstuffworks.com/wind-turbine-kill-birds.htm/printable Reply...


Posted by Sick~O King on Jan 9 2010 2:10AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
Two major offshore wind farms in Denmark are giving the lie to fears that birds are being killed by flying into the huge vanes of such installations.

Not only were birds not dying, the Danish farms had actually benefited the local environment, ecologist Charlotte Boesen of Denmark's Energi E2 energy trading and generation firm told a conference on wind energy.

Birds were simply flying over or around the huge packs of turbines and the seabed foundations had created an artificial reef that was attracting new species to colonise and providing a haven for fish as trawling there was banned.

"So far the observed effects have been positive," she said.

The potential impact on local wildlife is a key objection to wind farms, along with their intrusive appearance.

But their supporters disagree.

"The wind farm debate is heating up and becoming more polarised. We want to challenge the myths, that they kill birds, and deter tourists," Alison Hill of the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) told the meeting.

The European Wind Energy Association, organisers of the conference, says it can hit the target of generating 75 gigawatts of electricity, or 5.5 per cent of EU demand, by 2010, of which 10 gigawatts could be offshore.

Rowena Langston of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which says global warming must be stopped, says development was being pushed ahead with scant reference to the impact on the local environment and in particular bird life.

"Until there is more robust information, we are not going to overstep our conservation brief and say a project should go ahead regardless," she said.

Lawyer and wind farm promoter Marcus Trinick, noted the apparent paradox.

He says climate change was the overriding prerogative and that conservationists and the green energy lobby should be on the same side.

Developer Harvey West says much of the problem lay with the industry having failed to consult the locals and having been secretive about the environmental impact assessments of their schemes.

- Reuters Reply...


Posted by Sick~O King on Jan 9 2010 2:06AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
Okay, a tree hugger group, which is obviously envoirnmentally focussed isn't good.

What about ABC? Is that not a credible source?


How bout these guys?http://nationalwind.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/myth-wind-farms-pose-high-risk-to-birds-and-other-wildlife/
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Posted by José on Jan 9 2010 2:02AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck

Speaking of raptor loss,


Let's remember that what caused the down-turn in eagle population 40 years ago was the widespread use of DDT.  The eggs the birds produced had weak shells and did not survive.  We quit using  DDT and now we have plenty of eagles.

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Posted by Marilyn on Jan 9 2010 1:58AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
Geez, that made me hungry. I think I'll go look for something in the meat drawer.... Reply...


Posted by Marilyn on Jan 9 2010 1:57AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
I don't know if I'd put a lot of stock in what a site called 'tree hugger' has to say about it. I doubt they would ever support the idea, even if there was proof that there was substantial raptor loss. I know the area I filmed and there are alot of raptors there. Lots and lots of hawks. The eagles tend to hang out by the rivers, where they love to eat dead fish floating around. They don't kill a whole lot on their own. They seem to prefer the rotten stuff. I think it's the hawks that cruise the open fields looking for mice, snakes, etc. Reply...


Posted by Sick~O King on Jan 9 2010 1:54AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
Well for the most part, no matter what man does, with a 100 years, the land will reclaim itself. This includes entire cities and towns. Reply...


Posted by José on Jan 9 2010 1:54AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck

But, of course, there will always be wind.

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Posted by José on Jan 9 2010 1:53AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
Yes, of course. Reply...


Posted by Marilyn on Jan 9 2010 1:52AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
Down by Rochester, where there's lots of hills, rivers, etc.. there are alot of hawks, eagles, etc... I think that is what people are concerned about...the big birds. The one good thing about these wind turbines or whatever you call them, is that they can be removed and the land will pretty much look as it did before. Correct? Reply...


Posted by Sick~O King on Jan 9 2010 1:52AM
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/common_misconce.php Reply...


Posted by Sick~O King on Jan 9 2010 1:49AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck
Well see the area that most of the wind farms will be going into, is known as the Coteau du Missouri, which boarders the praire pothole region. Both of which hold large bodies of water for water fowl.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2004/11/26/1251946.htm Reply...


Posted by José on Jan 9 2010 1:49AM
In Article: Wind Tower Plant Coming To Bismarck

Our three main upland game-birds are grouse, partridges and pheasants, don't ever fly high enough to run into the wind-mill blades.  They hardly fly at all, as they mostly get around by walking.   Occasionally, migratory birds will strike turbine-blades, but those will provide food for scavengers such as coyotes and buzzards.

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