Originally published December 3 2005
Debate over wind power heats up in Vermont
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Some citizens are opposed to the presence of large turbines on mountain ridges, but an editorial in the Burlington Free Press talks about the advantages of wind power over all other forms of renewable energy.
Some people desperately want to "preserve" them by keeping wind power away from Vermont, turbines off our ridgelines, and renewable resources from being used.
Oil, gas, and coal aren't going to last forever, and the statistics are pretty grim.
We could burn wood in greater quantities.
Or we could promote the use of turbines on wind farms for the production of a cleaner, renewable energy.
The Danish Wind Industry Web site, windpower.org, says that one turbine on a good location can cover 2,000 families' electricity consumption for a year.
Another handful of facts may make the deal even sweeter.
Truly, the aesthetic impact will be a small price to pay for cleaner, renewable energy.
And I completely understand that mountains are sacred places to many people.
And remember those ancient cultures that revered mountains?
They built pyramids to get closer to the sky for their religious practices when they were stuck with flat terrain.
Let's not cut down all our trees or wait until every last drop of oil from the Middle East, Russia and Alaska is gone.
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