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Old 04-15-2014, 12:11 PM  
BlackCrayon
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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth View Post
I am just east of chatham Kent by 15 minutes or so. Luckily no turbines in my backyard. Everyone in my area went solar, which is much less annoying.
i grew up around dresden/wallaceburg. i first saw these things in 2008 when i was visiting and took a drive down highway 3. over the years so many more have popped up and even have them no where near the lake in thamesville, mitchells bay area, etc. we were staying at a cottage in erieau one year and at night you could see dozens of blinking lights all down lake.

i am all for green technology but how much coal is burnt just to create these things in china? how long until these wind towers are no longer viable? so much money is thrown at anything 'green'. it doesn't matter if the technology will be outdated in 5-10 years.
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