2005-05-25
PLANNING FOR THE PAST
Retrovert gadfly and politician yearing for a mesozoic future Lamar Alexander has gone public in opposing the development of wind turbine energy "...for at least the next two years because they are costly, unreliable and unsightly." | According to an Associated Press release on Monday, Alexander,
Heartening to know that we have such idiots in public office, isn't it?
Retrovert gadfly and politician yearing for a mesozoic future Lamar Alexander has gone public in opposing the development of wind turbine energy "...for at least the next two years because they are costly, unreliable and unsightly." | According to an Associated Press release on Monday, Alexander,
"...chairman of the TVA Congressional Caucus and chairman of the Senate Energy Subcommittee, sent a letter to TVA's board, asking the federal utility to halt construction of the 300-foot-tall structures in its seven-state region.Alexander said he objects to the noise and visual pollution from wind turbines, which often are located on ridgetops and can be seen for up to 25 miles.
"These oversized windmills produce a puny amount of unreliable power in a way that costs more than coal or nuclear power, require new transmission lines, must be subsidized with massive federal tax breaks and, in my view, destroy the landscape," wrote Alexander.
Heartening to know that we have such idiots in public office, isn't it?
THANKS TO: Ken Bosley for this update
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