[BC] Power distribution in the NE

[Gary Glaenzer]

We're just seeing the beginnings here in western IL

For years, the 'conventional wisdom' was that the wind wasn't strong or
steady enough.

Now the entire ridge-line on the east side of the IL River, from Hardin on
the south to Peoria on the north, is being surveyed for sites

First unit went on-line a year and a half ago near Pittsfield, IL

http://www.usda.gov/rus/electric/success/energy-success.htm

a little over halfway down the page


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Clark" <ctclark1 at gmail.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Power distribution in the NE


> Robert Meuser ranted...
> >Why are you bending over to environmentalists
> >instead of standing up for the survival of the country?
>
> What is wrong with environmentally friendly power plants? Wind power
> is a great source, and you never run out of wind, espiecially here in
> WNY. The biggest problem is that everywhere they find a good place to
> build efficient wind turbines, people are screaming "NIMBY!" No
> offense, I really don't know you that well, but you strike me as
> someone who would do that too. Everyone bitches that there isn't
> enough power or that we should be building environmentally friendly
> power generators to replace the coal burning smog producing plants,
> but they don't want to see them built where they can see them.
>
> You know what? There's plans to put up almost 50 wind turbines not
> more than a mile down the road from me. I don't have a problem with
> it. Clean energy! Excellent! But wouldn'ta know, there's people who
> live farther away from them than I do, and therefore would have less
> impact from them, who are crying "Fowl!" (Pun intended, that's one of
> their complaints is that wind turbines kill birds).
>
> I won't even get into the argument by stupid people claiming that wind
> turbines 'create' wind.
> Idiots.
>
> Chris "Windmills do not work that way!!!" Clark
>
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