[BCNnet] Wind Power Generators

[birdchris at aol.com]

The story was on WBBM and was an interview witha? guy who has a winf turbine company. He thinks offshore turbines would be a great idea.

Christine Williamson
Chicago/Cook
birdchris at aol.com




Just Google 'lake Michigan turbine' and steel yourself for the responses.  

But the lake is not the only place. There's a turbine going up along the Des
Plaines River right by an IBA. It seems very unlikely that is the only one.

The noise and light flicker from jumbo turbines cause a big conflict with
humans, which means they are going where people are not: in natural areas.

Randi Doeker

-----Original Message-----
From: bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu [mailto:bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu] On
Behalf Of Gary J Sibio
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:51 PM
To: Bird-Bird Conservation Network
Subject: [BCNnet] Wind Power Generators

This afternoon I thought I heard something on the radio about someone 
trying to get permission to build wind power generators in the lake just 
off Chicago. However I came in in the middle of the story so I'm not 
sure I got it right. Does anyone know anything about this? I'm concerned 
because of the migrating birds.

Gary

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-----Original Message-----
From: Randi Doeker - Chicago <rbdoeker at yahoo.com>
To: 'Bird-Bird Conservation Network' <bcnnet at ece.iit.edu>
Sent: Fri, 1 May 2009 8:23 am
Subject: RE: [BCNnet] Wind Power Generators



Just Google 'lake Michigan turbine' and steel yourself for the responses.  

But the lake is not the only place. There's a turbine going up along the Des
Plaines River right by an IBA. It seems very unlikely that is the only one.

The noise and light flicker from jumbo turbines cause a big conflict with
humans, which means they are going where people are not: in natural areas.

Randi Doeker

-----Original Message-----
From: bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu [mailto:bcnnet-bounces at ece.iit.edu] On
Behalf Of Gary J Sibio
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:51 PM
To: Bird-Bird Conservation Network
Subject: [BCNnet] Wind Power Generators

This afternoon I thought I heard something on the radio about someone 
trying to get permission to build wind power generators in the lake just 
off Chicago. However I came in in the middle of the story so I'm not 
sure I got it right. Does anyone know anything about this? I'm concerned 
because of the migrating birds.

Gary

-- 
Gary J Sibio
To see my photos: http://garysibio.smugmug.com

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