In Response to the Controversy of our Wind Energy Post
Our official stance – We support Wind Energy in North Carolina.
Back in July we posted NC Don’t Ban Wind Power . There have been some opposing comments that do to their nature and misinformation we have struggled to approve. We have approved the comments for view in hopes that the debate surrounding this issue remains open and educated even though we might strongly disagree.
We have responded to each comment and would like to share our most recent response with you.
We stand firm on the comments posted by Kiesha Jean earlier. We believe a combination of wind and solar is the right way to go. We’re all for seeing wind turbines versus nuclear power plants and the already proven (very close to home) disaster coal plants can bring to both humans and wildlife. The new bird friendly Windspires are what prompted us to write this post, they only stand 30ft tall which is far shorter than the McMansions that pollute the ridges now. We would much rather see a surge in Windspires versus Turbines but we’re more then delighted to see either.
We do have a great love for the raptors and an even greater love for our children. A Wind Turbine will never produce harmful nuclear waste nor will they ever accidentally leak deadly radiation. A Wind Turbine will also never spill ash into rivers, give workers black lung or trap workers underground.
One out of every 50 Americans living near landfills or ponds used to store ash or sludge from coal-fired power plants has a high risk of getting cancer from drinking water contaminated with arsenic.
So, if you really want to do good … help promote Windspires and stop the ludicrous denial of just how dangerous coal and nuclear power plants are versus wind.
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