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February 28, 2008
Whoops! You Thought It Was Just Teddy Kennedy
...being an elitist pig.
Wind farms may threaten whooping cranes
Three steps forward and two steps back.
Posted by tree hugging sister at February 28, 2008 08:27 AM
Comments
He is just being an elitist pig. But they do whack the occasional bird.
Posted by: Anonymous, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at February 28, 2008 08:50 AM
So do jet engines, Ken. But that doesn't stop the Rich and Famous from endangering those poor whooping cranes.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at February 28, 2008 02:31 PM
(putting my ecologist hat on)
Actually, if they are INTELLIGENTLY situated (that is, not necessarily avoiding particular locales because of the dreaded NIMBY), they're really not THAT great of a hazard to birds. Migration paths are fairly well-known, and if you stay out of the migration paths..and it's not as grim as the article let on, it's not like the whole swath of the U.S. from the Appalachians to the Rockies should be off-limits for wind farms.
(ecologist hat off, political snarker hat on:)
I kind of doubt that Mahhhtha's Vineyaaaaahd is on the whooping crane migration route. So, sorry Teddy, you can't claim THIS as a reason why you shouldn't have to look at the things.
Posted by: ricki at February 28, 2008 02:53 PM
How about that? Nuclear power plants are actually more eco-friendly than wind farms.
Posted by: Gunslinger at February 28, 2008 04:49 PM
Oh, fer sure. Not only do nukes NOT hack them into whooping hash, but the glow-in-the-dark features make them exceptionally easy to track on those long swings south.
I'd say everybody wins.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at February 28, 2008 05:32 PM
Cool site. Thank you.
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