Delaware Debates Huge Offshore Wind Park
by Justin Thomas, Virginia on 05. 7.07
The front page of today's Washington Post has an article about a proposed offshore wind park in Delaware. A company called Bluewater Wind, hopes to construct the 600-megawatt wind park in the waters just off Delaware's coast, near Rehoboth Beach. The wind park would provide power for 130,000 homes for over 20 years, at price cheaper than coal or gas, according to Bluewater Wind's founder Peter Mandelstam. His company has already built a wind farm in Montana that provides power to more than 45,000 homes. Polls show that offshore wind is overwhelmingly popular in Delaware. The state was graded a "F" for air pollution by the American Lung Association. Still, Bluewater Wind faces challenges in convincing Delaware officials with close ties to the coal and gas industries. See also: Maryland Faces The Wind.
i know that people don't like windmills and I can't remember exactly why. I think it has to do with migratory birds? They look ugly? or talk is more fun than action? I sort of think that a field of windmills would look really cool.
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I was on a company trip from NYC to Buffalo. Due to time constraints, I had to fly. I noticed 1 group of 6 or 7 wind turbines on the way out and 3 small groups of them on the way back. I was able to take decent pictures from 27,000 feet. Really Cool.
I was talking to someone from a town I was going through about them and he said a friend of his was thinking of using his land for them. The objection from the neighboring homeowners was "possible strobing effect" from the white blades and "falling ice" when they get going after a windless snowfall.
I think it's crap and they should go ahead and put them up. The guy was really in awe when he looked at some. He said you really can't get a feel for how big they are from just pictures. I'd love to check them out up close.
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Hello,
Some of the people who hate windmills hate them simply because they can see them. Since the pollution that burning coal and natural gas creates happens out of their view, they don't fully understand what is really happening and the need for windmills.
we had a wind farm near us in california. i think they look really cool. although yes, they can threaten birds.
If you listen to people like Dona Tracy and her wind haters on Hugg, its because they kill bats and birds.
The trouble is that fossil fuels kill animals directly and indirectly, through global warming (could cause mass extinctions) and smog and acid rain.
I agree with you about the looking cool part. I think it adds to a vista, as opposed to taking away from it. Sign of progress and all. Some people do think they are ugly though.