One of the great pitfalls of a generation caught up in a cause of the moment is to make mistakes that will mark our hearts, our souls, our future generations and the landscape for years to come. We may be approaching such a pitfall with the proposed development of a huge wind-tower project in the still wild, still remote and still beautiful Phillips Brook tract.

Fighting a massive wind-power project at a time when anything touted as "green" is perceived as patriotism is to swim against an almost insurmountable tide. Yet that is exactly what Theodore Roosevelt, one of our country's great, pioneering conservationists, did at the site of a proposed cable-car development across the Grand Canyon. As he spoke, boosters for this wondrous project, this symbol of modernity and progress, were all around him. "Leave it as it is," he said, planting a boot on the North Rim. "You cannot... [continue via Web link]