"Josh Hill"  wrote in message
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> On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:57:15 -0600, "Dennis \(Icarus\)"
>  wrote:
>
> >"Josh Hill"  wrote in message
> >news:28ofs2dr5g336v37m66dg06ldqs6ar1u7e{at}4ax.com...
>
> >> But Nantucket is a special case, wild, beautiful, unique and
> >> wonderful. Meanwhile, farmers love turbines -- don't interfere with
> >> farming, and provide extra income, so there are lots of places where
> >> they'd be welcome, and they happen to have some of the richest wind
> >> resources. The other resource-rich area -- which has the advantage of
> >> being located by our major population centers -- is the coast.
> >> Turbines could be located over the horizon, possibly on floating
> >> platforms, although the electricity they produced would cost a few
> >> cents per kW-hr more.
> >
> >Given that there are 300 million folks, there woud be very few areas in
the
> >country that would not run into
> >a) folks claiming not to want them there due to view, lowered property
> >values, etc
> >b) are remote, unspoiled, and hence should not be developed so as to
> >preserve its natural beauty.
> >
> >And there's this bunch:
> >http://www.wind-watch.org/affiliates.php
> >
> >Didn't see a organization listed for Oklahoma, but there are quite a few
> >others.
>
> Well, there are always NIMBY's. But their presence shouldn't keep us
> from making rational decisions which recognize that some areas have
> more scenic value than others. And, realistically, people are most
> likely to scream when there /is/ something of value.

As they are in Texas, and the other locales. They cosnider what they have to
be of value. You may disagree, of course.

>
> >> Similarly, I've long thought that nuclear plants should be located in
> >> remote, easily-evacuated areas, where there will be little economic
> >> damage in the event of a meltdown or terrorist attack.
> >
> >Remote areas, once a key industry starts up, tend to not remain remote.
>
> They would be remote by statute -- a place where nature could thrive.

Which means that folks would most likely object to building a Nuke plant
with its associated infrastructure at that locale.

Dennis


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