It is time for Ontario to work with citizens and environmental specialists to establish guidelines for the careful development of wind energy (Who Could Object To Wind Power? - Nov. 25). There are some places where wind turbines simply don't belong. Take, for example, my backyard. It backs onto an internationally recognized owl wood, on Amherst Island in eastern Lake Ontario. Amherst Island is being considered for an industrial-scale wind-turbine development. There is a proposal for 86 or more turbines to be installed on our 66-square-kilometre island.

A cement plant would have to be built on the island to produce the tonnes of cement needed for turbine installation. Hills would be cut through and levelled, roads would be widened, moved and straightened, and access roads would be cut into fields. The habitat that supports one of North America's best bird-watching sites would be destroyed. And yes, birds and bats would die colliding with the turbines themselves.

Build wind developments in the wrong places and the environment will be collateral damage.