Reply #21: The reason why [View All]

I included the Heartland article, was because the AP release on the KATU Portland site forgot to mention that the Audubon Society and the Nature Conservancy had joined the suit. Lest you think I am a Repugnant supporter of Chimpy, I have found different sites verifying that allegation:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6875711/.

“There are many places the wind blows, but only one place where we have the largest expanse of native tallgrass prairie,” said Ron Klataske, executive director of Audubon of Kansas, one of members of the alliance opposing the wind development.

http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/kansas/preserves/art3599.html

The Nature Conservancy is a founding member and supporter of the Tallgrass Legacy Alliance (TLA), a diverse alliance of ranchers, agricultural and environmental organizations, and public agencies.

Here's the relevant quotes from the other sites:

The plan for the wind farm was put on hold in November 2003 after the New Jersey Audubon Society filed an appeal of the permit. The society said then that not enough research had been done on the effects of wind turbines on migratory birds. The coast of New Jersey lies in the Atlantic Flyway, where many migratory species travel.

The possibility that the 400-foot-high turbines of the state's first wind farm could kill birds and bats has stalled the project in central Aroostook County. Maine Audubon last week appealed the state Department of Environmental Protection's approval of the plan by Evergreen Wind Power LLC to construct 33 turbines atop Mars Hill Mountain.
Maine Audubon has expressed concern that the 50-megawatt project, which can provide clean, renewable power to 25,000 homes, could be harmful to migrating birds.

The CBD (Center for Biological Diversity) filed a lawsuit in November 2004 for unlawful and unfair business practices under California’s Unfair Competition Law (section 17200 of the California Business and Professions Code) against wind power companies at Altamont Pass, seeking restitution for the past killing of thousands of raptors in flagrant criminal violation of state and federal wildlife protection laws.

Perhaps you should have read those sites a little more thoroughly.

And the reason why I pointed to the Cape Cod lawsuit, was to support my allegation that property owners are getting tired of windmills obstructing their view. Perhaps it is possible to construct environmentally sound and aesthetically pleasing windmills, but as long as the people trying to build them are getting sued, nobody is going to attempt it.