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While there are proposals for Wind farms in the Columbia River Gorge, the large-scale winds farms you are talking about are East of the Gorge in what is called the Columbia Basin. The Columbia River Gorge is the gorge that cuts through the Cascade Mtns. and runs from Troutdale to The Dalles. The issues of siting turbines where they would be visible from the Columbia River National Scenic Area are different than those involved in siting turbines on the wheat lands of the Columbia Basin. OPB and the Portland media could improve their reporting by better understanding the geography of the state.

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