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Old 05-12-2006, 11:41 PM   #7
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Re: Offshore Wind Farm - Padre Island

I certainly agree that renewable power is a good thing.. and that there should be planning..

I do think that environmentalists are their own worse enemy. There are many different viewpoints and unfortunately, the press decides what gets published. This is the quote I read:

Some environmentalists said the spinning blades could kill countless rare birds that migrate through the area each year on their way to and from winter grounds in Mexico and Central America.

"You probably couldn't pick a worse location," said Walter Kittelberger, chairman of the Lower Laguna Madre Foundation, an environmental group named for the strip of water between the mainland and Padre Island.


This is not a reasonable request for study and compromise. Of course we live in the world of soundbites and oppositional politics, so who's surprised?
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