[Texan5]

Thank you for pointing out the hazards of having turbines near populated areas, especially the strobe effect and the ice missles-it makes me more certain that heavy duty power generating equipment does not need to be in populated areas.

[cripplecreek]

Fortunately we defeated the green energy mandate on the ballot but this story details some of the other costs associated with wind. (not to mention the fact that the operating life is minimal for a windmill that will need to be paid for repeatedly)

Most of Michigan is 'Poor' or 'Marginal' For Wing Energy