CNN -- Wind Power Brings Prosperity, Anger
This story shows that not everyone is happy about wind power. It is understandable that for one used to the sight of uninterrupted natural landscape and the sound of crickets putting them to sleep, that the sight and sound of wind turbines dotting the hillside is a significant change. And unless any of us have experienced living next to a wind turbine, it is difficult to appreciate the noise and visual effect they have. But my question to the younger Yancey is, "Would you rather have an oil pump and refinery in your back yard or a wind turbine?"
I will point out that at the end of this article the younger Yancey was enjoying a snowmobile race across water on his family's pond. Because of this and the fact that the trails on his family's land are a "popular gathering point for snowmobilers and all-terrain vehicle riders," I can only assume then that a perfect summer evening for Yancey is listening to the whine of the engine as he takes a ride on his ATV (we call them erosion machines). Yancey has little room to bemoan the noise pollution produced by wind turbines if he is an ATV and snowmobile enthusiast.
2 comments:
The questions, gas well or wind turbine is not a proper questions. The proper question would be gas well, wind turbine OR NOTHING. we do not need to have either. They are both industrial power plants, and they both are harmful to people, plants, animals and the earth as a whole.
By the way, what do we use gas and oil for? What do you think the earth uses it for? COMMON SENSE.
You are correct, pigeon. We do not necessitate energy in the form of oil and electricity to meet man's primitive needs in order to survive. I'm not going to argue needs with you. But since the first fire was lit keeping man warm, we have become dependent on things that make life easier, unfortunate or not. So when it comes to choosing between oil or renewable sources of energy, I choose the lesser of two evils (just like voting for president).
I'm not sure exactly what to make of your last paragraph. In the first paragraph you are saying that industrial power plants are BAD. I know what "we use gas and oil for" and that the Earth doesn't "use" gas and oil. What's your point, though, other than to say it's not natural to burn gas and oil? I'm sorry, but sometimes the effect of rhetorical questions is lost in print. I'll just assume that you meant that we should all remove electricity and petroleum from our energy diets and get back to our primitive roots. But then... you are using a computer to answer this question, a computer that uses electricity. Correct? (no need to answer) I always welcome comments, but a bit of advice pigeon, just write what you mean next time.
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