For many reasons, wind power is not the answer to our energy needs.Here's one reason. From the Detroit Free Press:
Dozens of angry people showed up at a public meeting Monday to complain to the Public Service Commission about how their lives have been changed for the worse by annoying wind turbines, and to recommend that if the state plans thousands more, they should be built as far as possible from homes.
Some neighbors of 78 turbines in the Thumb area said they are constantly disturbed by vibrations they can feel inside their bedrooms, the inability to sleep and a persistent hum that can't be drowned out by earplugs or masked with background noise.
"I am the collateral damage," said Mary Nowak of Ubly, where a wind farm opened a year ago. Nowak said three giant turbines behind her house have led to pounding sounds she can't escape.
"We've been chased out of our home," said Marilyn Peplinski, whose family spends some nights in an apartment.
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From a distance, the windmills are merely eye-sores. At close range, they are downright creepy! As we search for a retirement farmette in n.w. Illinois, we are paying attention to where these monsters are to be planted. I know they are a big "green"idea currently, and may well have merit. They also kill birds, and oddly, a lot more bats! The bats are actually attracted to the movement of the blades! I like bats; they are one of those under-appreciated little creatures that do more than their share of mosquito abatement!
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