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Edited Aug 15, 2007, 14:01
Re: Wind farms are shite - more evidence
Aug 15, 2007, 11:42
Energy from windturbines has been much debated here in Norway the last years. The changing of landscapes seems to have been the main topic, but there are other and far worse dangers.
On the island Karmøy we have one of the few remaining patches of the northern European heath moors, a landscape that has excisted for 5000 years. Some think it's a good idea to convert this very sensitive eco system into a windturbine park; broad construction roads will be built, bogs will be drained, and the habitat of several species will be destroyed: The Eurasian Eagle Owl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Eagle-owl), and The White-tailed Sea Eagle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_Eagle) among others.
There are also plans to put up windturbines all along the Norwegian coast; the main north/south trekking corridor of billions of birds from the polar aereas, Greenland, Svalbard and northwestern Russia/Siberia. Clogging up the birds main highway with giant meat grinders is not a good idea!
It's a very high price to pay, and for what? A planned windpark on the coast of Møre is estimated to cost 16 milliard Nkr. to build. For this amount 1,5 million heat pumps for private housing can be bought.
1,5 million heat pumps will save 11 TWh a year; over twice (2,5) as much as the windpark is estimated to produce.

If windturbines is such great idea, why not put them up where they can't threaten any sensitive eco-system or other "systems" worth protecting: in the cities & suburbs!
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