
Some Hot Air About Wind Energy
There’s a lot of hot air being blown around about wind energy in Riverside County lately. More companies are looking to increase their holdings in the windy San Gorgonio Pass area heading into Palm Springs. Since that’s theplace they already have them operating, I say that’s the place to put ’em. That’s how good planning works.
However, groups that don’t want anybody to do anything anywhere are speaking up. Yesterday, the California Energy Commission and the Department of Fish and Gamemet in Riverside to talk about adopting guidelines that they hope will reduce the number of birds that are killed by the turbines, and the number of lawsuits filed on behalf of the birds. I should add that there is much controversy over the accuracy of the bird kill studies themselves.
Members of the wind industry have worked responsibly and diligently to improve their products. The newest generation of wind turbines are quiet anddon’t shake the ground due to the large slow moving blades. Upon observation, an obvious conclusion would be that many less birds are in danger now than before. That’s called… Read More