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Mountains already a power source
Vermont's magnificent ridgelines already are a power source that fuels our state's second largest industry: recreation and tourism. Wind turbines cannot be labeled a "clean" fuel source because they pollute the ridgelines in the process. A better approach to meeting our state's electrical needs would be a program to help Vermonters place the new energy-efficient light bulbs in homes and businesses across the state to reduce Vermont's electrical need. The Vermont ridgelines do a wonderful job of fueling our state just the way they are and they need our protection.
June 16, 2007
by Carol M. Conley, Northfield
in Times Argus
Vermont's magnificent ridgelines already are a power source that fuels our state's second largest industry: recreation and tourism. Wind turbines cannot be labeled a "clean" fuel source because they pollute the ridgelines in the process. A better approach to meeting our state's electrical needs would be a program to help Vermonters place the new energy-efficient light bulbs in homes and businesses across the state to reduce Vermont's electrical need. The Vermont ridgelines do a wonderful job of fueling our state just the way they are and they need our protection.
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