[at-l] Fw: RE: Appalachian Trail victory

[Bob C]

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Subject: RE: [at-l] Appalachian Trail victory
I don't oppose wind farms. Maine has approved several -- including one a few miles west of Black Nubble on the same day the regulatory agency rejected Black Nubble. I regretted that approval. It destroys one of my favorite small, wild mountains. But i didn't speak in opposition for the reasons you mention.  But I also don't believe we need to destroy the last of the wild places quite yet, especially those in the view shed of one of the wildest portions of a 2,176 mile long National Park.. There are far more important things we need to do before destroying the last wild places near wild landmarks for token amounts of alternative energy.

Weary



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From: "Joel P. Urbine" <jurbine at west-chester.com>
To: "Bob C" <ellen at clinic.net>
Date: Tue, Jan-15-2008 12:50 PM
Subject: RE: [at-l] Appalachian Trail victory
Hi  Bob,
        Unfortunately wind farms are, and will in the future be built.  Face it, we are a country reliant on imported energy resources.  Those foreign countries who we import oil from have us over 'their barrel', so to speak.  How much are you paying for your fuel oil and how much more are you willing to pay?  
Our country should have been exploring and developing alternative energy sources long ago, you and I both know that.  Like you, I don't care to see wind farms, but it is a 'clean' and 'renewable' energy resource. If we must have them they should be well planned and thought-out, and not just strategically placed.  I still believe that solar, geothermal and the oceans hold the key to our energy woes. Again thanks for all the hard work you do staying on top of things. I too believe and fight for wilderness preservation. Keep up the good work. 

Joel  
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From: Bob C [mailto:ellen at clinic.net]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 10:05 PM
To: Joel P. Urbine
Subject: RE: [at-l] Appalachian Trail victory


Joel, Is it your point that every wind power plantation that a developer thinks would return a profit should automatically be approved? Wind roars over the high plateaus of Yellowstone, and through the canyons of the Colorado. Shall we give developers construction rights so they can erect 40 story towers for wind turbines in these places?  Afterall, a  few thousand turbines would allow a coal plant to shut down.  Even better would be a dam at the lower end of the grand canyon, think of the coal that could be displaced if we filled the canyon with water and installed a few hydroelectric turbines. 

And ponder also of the tourists that would show up to admire the lake as it inundates the grand canyon, with twirling wind turbines on the rim of the canyon as a back drop. Why should the rim of the canyon be sacred -- and not the rim of the Appalachian Trail?

Weary

Hot dog now we can burn more coal.
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