In earlier postings I created Google Earth maps with pushpins showing where there are (or will be) wind turbines. To take that one step further I have now created a 3-D model of a wind turbine that reflects how it will actually look. Below are some screen shots of sample viewpoints. For those who can [...]
Browsing Posts published in March, 2012
About a month ago I created a series of Google Earth maps of the installed and proposed wind turbine locations across southern Ontario. I took a snapshot of the turbine locations in Chatham-Kent and posted it on this site. It got a lot of notice, including a couple of comments (#’s 7 and 12) from [...]
There are only a handful of wind energy projects in Maine, but just those few have been so badly placed that it is remarkable how much anger they have generated. The Forest Ecology Network works to “protect the native forest environment of Maine” and publishes The Maine Woods newspaper. The January 2012 issue is “devoted [...]
One of the arguments put forth by wind energy proponents is that the success of wind turbines in Europe proves that any opponents in North America are just nimbys or whatever. Of course these proponents never specify what constitutes “success”. Cutting emissions? Saving on fossil fuels? Reducing their dependence on evil foreigners? Putting more money [...]
