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Ask tough questions on wind power
If the good people of Florida would question the developers, the politicians who fast-track this project, the facts, and the integrity of the siting process with this type of intensity instead of attacking anyone who participates in the public process, this project would never be built.
March 20, 2006
by Richard A. Zona, North Adams
in Berkshire Eagle
Stanley Brown's letter to the editor ("Is wind project of no value?," March 12) raises some interesting questions. The information he demands is presented on the Green Berkshires Web site www.greenberkshires.org, with the resources and links to Web sites that have the information. Is information about the details of the financial agreement, or a copy of this public document, between the developer and the town of Florida, available on either of their Web sites?
I have been to several public meetings on the Hoosac Wind project in the town of Florida. I observed people who speak against this project questioned about their expertise and motives. I find this all very disturbing. The siting of multiple huge industrial structures on the Berkshire mountains, structures that are much taller than the Statue of Liberty, is being pushed as "green Power." The pollution credits created by this project will be sold to distant utilities who can burn more dirty coal, and result in less clean air. The economic benefits of the project compared to the economic value of this natural resourceis never questioned.
It is a sad legacy for all to see that the Berkshires are a special place where people pay more for electricity to industrialize their mountains, breathe dirtier air, and fuel the growth of air-conditioned cities like Houston and Phoenix with their ever increasing sprawl.
If the good people of Florida would question the developers, the politicians who fast-track this project, the facts, and the integrity of the siting process with this type of intensity instead of attacking anyone who participates in the public process, this project would never be built.
Facts should be presented on the economics of wind power and the industrialization of our "quality of life."
I have been to several public meetings on the Hoosac Wind project in the town of Florida. I observed people who speak against this project questioned about their expertise and motives. I find this all very disturbing. The siting of multiple huge industrial structures on the Berkshire mountains, structures that are much taller than the Statue of Liberty, is being pushed as "green Power." The pollution credits created by this project will be sold to distant utilities who can burn more dirty coal, and result in less clean air. The economic benefits of the project compared to the economic value of this natural resourceis never questioned.
It is a sad legacy for all to see that the Berkshires are a special place where people pay more for electricity to industrialize their mountains, breathe dirtier air, and fuel the growth of air-conditioned cities like Houston and Phoenix with their ever increasing sprawl.
If the good people of Florida would question the developers, the politicians who fast-track this project, the facts, and the integrity of the siting process with this type of intensity instead of attacking anyone who participates in the public process, this project would never be built.
Facts should be presented on the economics of wind power and the industrialization of our "quality of life."
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