The effort to protect Mainers--and Maine--from the negative impacts of mountaintop industrial wind turbine facilities has involved long hours, thousands of dollars, and emotional highs and lows. I’ve been educated, disappointed, angered and shocked. I’ve made many new friends, and thankfully--to the best of my knowledge--I haven’t lost any.
As we’ve watched 19 of our 20 bills get killed in the State Capital, it’s become hard for many of us to smile. The stark reality of the type and amount of power brought into play by the wind lobby is sobering. And so… when something comes along to make us smile, it is certainly very, very welcome.
Please visit this blog, called Kirby Mountain. While it may be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, the math seems to add up. And when it comes to industrial wind; that just doesn’t seem to happen very often. In essence, the article states that the potential environmental benefits (i.e. the oft-claimed reduction of greenhouse gasses) of Vermont’s current wind energy plan could be gained simply by removing 58 cows from the state’s herd of 150,000.
Common sense? Some folks still have it. Let’s hope and pray the leaders in Maine, Vermont and elsewhere learn the science and economics behind industrial wind. More importantly, let’s help to educate them. Fifty eight cows, versus miles of ridge-top and slope-side destruction and incredible expense? Holy cow! If governments and environmental groups are going to tout industrial wind for its value in countering greenhouse gasses, they need to look at the numbers realistically.
Please read “How Many Cows is Wind Energy Equal To?” It’s a very moo-ving article.
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