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One of the many creatures that
lives on Craig Mountain.
photo by Cathy Nowak
Pileated Woodpecker
photo by Cathy Nowak
Sage Grouse
Bats are bad for mosquitoes
and good for us
by Robert Thompson
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Letter to Oregon Department of
Energy
" ... after review of Horizon proposal and drainage map ...
obvious there will be a significant loss of wetlands on Craig Mountain
by construction of the project. ..."
Read the letter and view the map to understand one
of the many issues we have in our opposition to the Antelope Ridge Wind
Farm.
Three Transmission
lines have been proposed between Boardman and Hemmingway. These
lines will be the conduit for the expansion of Wind Factories in
Eastern Oregon. The closer the transmission lines are to you, the
closer more new wind factories will be to your backdoor.
Snowy Craig Mountain on the southwest border of Union County.
164 wind turbines are looking for a home atop Craig Mountain. At
last count there are 83 eagles soaring above and along this pristine
area. Wind turbines are expected to kill over half of
them. State and federal subsidies make wind "factories
possible". We're not stopping the wheels of progress if those
wheels are not getting us where we want to go.
This sign will only temporarily ruin the view of our valley hills and
mountains. This is area between Union and Cove. It's
beautiful to us, it's room for expansion to wind companies. Wind
monitors are sprouting up in several other areas in Union County.
Stop them now.
The distance between this small Friends of Grande Ronde Valley sign and
the proposed 400 plus foot tall turbines will not seem that small once
they surround Union on our southern, western and eastern hills.
Just beyond this sign and houses is the Buffalo Peak Golf Course. Once
any wind turbines are located on those yonder hills, golfers will be
sure to "keep their eyes on the ball" just to not see the towering
turbines hovering over them.
A "Wind Farm" sprouting up. They will keep sprouting all around
us using our tax dollars if we don't stop them now.
That's quite a big machine atop 400 feet of steel. Wonder how
much noise it makes? Wonder how the birds get along with these
machines that are right in the migration path to Ladd Marsh?
Wonder how many bats will be killed by those blades? Wonder how
much more county funding will be needed for extra vector control to
kill off the mosquitoes that would have been dinner for the bats?
It's a wonder that we've almost fallen for it again. Wonder if
you'll join us in fighting against "wind factories"?
A ruined view somewhere else. Is this what we want our hills and
mountains to look like? Doesn't noise echo across a valley?
Whooomp, whooomp, whoomp. If that's not the right word, then
don't do anything now and get back to us later and give us the correct
spelling for the sound you hear night and day.
Endless turbines, they'll keep sprouting, and sprouting and
sprouting. Windy valley floors are great locations for wind
"farms", easy access, constuction costs lower. Hey, we live in a
windy valley. What's next? Anything for $$$$?
Compare the area (foot print) of this gas powered electic plant to the
thousands of acres needed for a "Wind Factory". Compare the cost
per k Wh. Compare the use of your tax dollars for both.
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etc.
"Windbaggers
are
a
new
version
of
Carpetbaggers.
Eastern states are beginning to refuse wind farms in their towns, so
the
"windbaggers" are heading west where officials, codes, and smaller
communities are ill prepared for what the wind is blowing in."
quote from B. A. Lert
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