[va-richmond-general] Re: CRISIS IN HIGHLAND COUNTY
- From: " Mary Davis" <madanthony3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:16:48 -0700
I messed up the web address below. It's http://www.cbes.org/ and the phone #
is 757-678-7157.
Mary Davis
On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:10:37 -0700 Mary Davis <madanthony3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Not to thwart your efforts, but there is a wind
> company going to the Eastern
> Shore very close to Kiptopeke State Park where
> they band raptors. This
> company is only putting up 6 windmills and
> supposedly they have perfected the
> design of the mill to be less of a threat to
> birds. It's shorter with smaller
> blades that spin slower, much different from
> the west coast towers that do
> kill many birds. The company consulted with a
> local (Norfolk area?)
> ornithologist, whose name I can't recall, but
> she concurred that the windmills
> would pose little threat to migratory birds.
> You may want to look into the
> way in which the locals there researched the
> potential hazards and downsides.
> It may even be the same power company that is
> considering Highland County. I
> would contact the Planning District Commission
> and the Citizens for a Better
> Eastern Shore (http://www.cbes.org/) for more
> information.
>
> In my humble opinion, wind power is a welcome
> alternative to the burning of
> fossil fuels. Perhaps Highland County is not
> the best location or perhaps
> there is a possible compromise such as fewer
> windmills. At any rate, I think
> we should consider all the facts before rushing
> to conclusions.
>
> Mary Davis
> (Eastern Shore native)
>
> You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To
> unsubscribe, send email to
> va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with
> 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust
> other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please
> visit,
> //www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.
>
>
You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to
va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject
field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit,
//www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.
Other related posts:
