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Related: About this forumGoing against the wind—Mehoopany Wind Farm
Sorry, Im posting this half because it includes some of my favorite small towns in PA.
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Going_against_the_wind_01-09-2012.html
[font face=Times, Serif][font size=4]Some locals still fear possible harm of wind farms will outweigh benefits[/font]
January 9
[font size=5]Going against the wind[/font]
By Steve Mocarsky smocarsky@timesleader.com
Luzerne County Reporter
[font size=3]NOXEN TWP. As the $220 million Mehoopany Wind Farm project proceeds in southern Wyoming County, fears and concerns among some residents persist.
Flatbed trucks have been hauling massive rotors and towers to a staging area in Monroe Township since November. Roads are being built along the sides of the Endless Mountains in neighboring Noxen Township to accommodate nearly 90 wind turbines that British Petroleum will erect there and in three nearby towns later this year.
The wind farm project the largest in the state in terms of energy capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association means additional revenue for the cash-strapped municipalities, as well as the landowners who are leasing their mountainside properties to BP.
Thirty-five turbines are planned for Noxen Township, another 33 for Forkston Township, 18 for Eaton Township and two for Mehoopany Township.
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January 9
[font size=5]Going against the wind[/font]
By Steve Mocarsky smocarsky@timesleader.com
Luzerne County Reporter
[font size=3]NOXEN TWP. As the $220 million Mehoopany Wind Farm project proceeds in southern Wyoming County, fears and concerns among some residents persist.
Flatbed trucks have been hauling massive rotors and towers to a staging area in Monroe Township since November. Roads are being built along the sides of the Endless Mountains in neighboring Noxen Township to accommodate nearly 90 wind turbines that British Petroleum will erect there and in three nearby towns later this year.
The wind farm project the largest in the state in terms of energy capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association means additional revenue for the cash-strapped municipalities, as well as the landowners who are leasing their mountainside properties to BP.
Thirty-five turbines are planned for Noxen Township, another 33 for Forkston Township, 18 for Eaton Township and two for Mehoopany Township.
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Going against the wind—Mehoopany Wind Farm (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Jan 2012
OP
It's weird how many people associate renewables with "reducing dependence on foreign oil"
phantom power
Jan 2012
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phantom power
(25,966 posts)1. It's weird how many people associate renewables with "reducing dependence on foreign oil"
The US gets practically none of its electricity from oil.
OKIsItJustMe
(19,933 posts)2. Don’t buck positive jingoism!
OK, let me rationalize it for you. Potentially, the electricity generated by those wind turbines could be used to power EVs. (There! See!? Theyre reducing dependence on foreign oil.)
Yeah, its silly, but, honestly, a lot of folks in that region wouldnt do it to combat (so called) climate change
So, if they do it to poke their finger in OPECs eye, Ill take it.