Back up wind power stance with clear facts

Since the newspaper has recently taken a position favoring wind power, it is very important that you state factual information that will allow readers to judge for themselves, the sacrifices they must make, if wind turbines are to dominate the Maine landscape.

It is not enough to simply talk in symbolism. You must state facts. May I suggest you start with these crucial questions.

1. How much will the proposed 30-turbine Redington project reduce global warming? Will it be measurable at all?

2. How many wind turbines must be installed in Maine to significantly reduce Maine's share of global warming?

3. Our governor has correctly stated that he favors wind power, "where appropriate." Since most of the issue at Redington and elsewhere is turbine siting, would you care to define to us what is or is not an appropriate location for these industrial scale wind turbines?

For instance, why not install them along the Maine coast where by far, the state's best wind resource is located, and is much closer to the point of electrical consumption, reducing transmission line losses and costly new line construction?

Before we have to sacrifice our mountains to industrial scale power generation, we need to know its costs to the environment and to ourselves.

Please help us to understand these vital questions.

Since you are favoring wind turbines, I think you have a journalistic responsibility to back up this rhetoric with facts.