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Thanks for an outstanding program that really strikes my interest.  I am apalled at what the turbines are doing to the gorge.  Tourism aside, there is nothing like the gorge, and it should be preserved.  Ever heard the saying: "What we do (with our resources) today is what we borrow from our grandchildren"?  One man mentioned they are hypnotizing.  They are.  And they don't work together, so they are a terrible distraction for driving.  I expect to see increased wrecks.  They should not be located where there are main highways.  The program tomorrow is on the ocean.  When I see the turbines I wonder why wind or water power at the ocean is not as viable as what is being doen already.

I am a recycling conservationist who would like to see us become far less oil dependent, but the placement of these turbines, what they do to the bats (farming consequences) and birds and drivers all give me concern.

posted 1 year, 11 months ago
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