First let me say that I'm an advocate of any type of energy producing device that doesn't leave a toxic footprint. Still, I think we can get carried away. Sometimes we forget the impact in other areas.
I live near the Tehachapi mountains in CA where they have one of the largest wind farms in the world. Wind is a marvelous source of energy because using it to make electricity produces no chemicals, gasses or other harmful debris. What it does, is mar the landscape with these giant windmills.
I only had my phone with me when I took these so the quality is not that good. Still, I think you can see it well enough.
This is not that clear, but there are windmills as far as the eye can see. Yes, they go all the way up into those mountains in the background.
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Here is a row of some that were just recently installed.
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From this picture it's hard to get a feeling for the enormity of these windmills. If you look closely at the base of the tower, you can see a black spot. That is the landing of a stairway that leads to a door. That landing is at least two feet higher than the top of my head; I'm 5'10" tall.
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This used to be a place where you could watch wonderful sunsets when there were clouds in the sky; not unlike today when these pics were taken. Now there is no scenery, no view. The windmills cover the landscape.
Is it really worth the gains in clean energy?
I live near the Tehachapi mountains in CA where they have one of the largest wind farms in the world. Wind is a marvelous source of energy because using it to make electricity produces no chemicals, gasses or other harmful debris. What it does, is mar the landscape with these giant windmills.
I only had my phone with me when I took these so the quality is not that good. Still, I think you can see it well enough.
This is not that clear, but there are windmills as far as the eye can see. Yes, they go all the way up into those mountains in the background.
Here is a row of some that were just recently installed.
From this picture it's hard to get a feeling for the enormity of these windmills. If you look closely at the base of the tower, you can see a black spot. That is the landing of a stairway that leads to a door. That landing is at least two feet higher than the top of my head; I'm 5'10" tall.
This used to be a place where you could watch wonderful sunsets when there were clouds in the sky; not unlike today when these pics were taken. Now there is no scenery, no view. The windmills cover the landscape.
Is it really worth the gains in clean energy?
