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I remember that a couple years ago I briefly entertained the notion that I would sit in on some meetings regarding the impact that wind power implementation would have on birds in Ohio. I never followed up on this because of professional and personal time constraints. I seem to recall reading that some lip service was paid to the notion of turning off these behemoths during peak migratory seasons, when they are otherwise certain to kill thousands if not tens of thousands of birds. This happens in California, where it is "green" energy's dirty little secret. For an easily available analogy, check out the base of the Perry monument at Put-In-Bay some morning in May. Or just the foot of tall buildings in Cleveland. Do we really want enormous rotors egg-beating their way through passing flocks of migratory warblers? The tips of the blades reach significant speeds, and nothing in the evolution of birds has prepared them for this.

Personally, huge arrays of these monstrosities are somewhat fascinating, particularly as I fly over them four times a month when I travel to and from California. But certain thoughts dominate my conclusions: 1) They are a serious blight on the landscape. 2) They kill enormous numbers of birds.

Bob Evans
Geologist, etc.
Hopewell, Ohio & Lake Forest, California

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Up, up, and Away!
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:24:03 -0500

...or so is the title of an article in the Conneaut Courier last
Thursday, announcing the imminent start-up of two wind turbines on the
lakefront, one 160 feet tall to supply power to the sewage plant and
another of 210 feet for a middle school. No doubt many many other
turbines are planned for the Lake Erie shore, and one wonders what their
effect on birds will be...
Bill Whan
Columbus

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