Property owners speak out on windmills

[tericared]

 Do any of you know this area?

And what are your thoughts on this?

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Some land owners on East River Mountain are beginning to question the need for a proposed tall structure ordinance in Tazewell County.

If the land owners wish to allow energy companies to erect wind turbines on their property, that should be the right of the land owners as long as the project meets all state and federal requirements, according to Ron Chambers, who owns about 160 acres of land on East River Mountain.

“There is a lot of misinformation out there,” Chambers said of the large-scale wind farm proposed by Dominion and BP. “If they are going to put this kind of money in it it is going to be a pretty large undertaking. It will benefit the area. The stores and the motels. It’s a very positive thing as far as money coming into the county.”

In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, Chambers expressed concerns about the ability of the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors to pass a tall structure ordinance without prior zoning being already in place.

Alex Payne, another property owner on East River Mountain who addressed the supervisors last week, said BP and Dominion want to be good corporate neighbors in the region.

“They’ve been very good,” Payne said of the two energy companies. “They have come in and answered all of the questions we’ve asked.”

Payne, who owns a family farm that goes to the top of East River Mountain, said Dominion and BP aren’t planning on blasting or destroying the ridgeline.

“We’ve been to the top of East River Mountain several times,” Payne said. “It’s a big wide area. There is no blasting that will be going on. They want to leave it intact. They don’t want to spend money to blast it or level it.”

However, opponents of the wind farm, including members of the Mountain Preservation Association, argue the project will negatively impact the environment, property values and tourism. The group is urging the Board of Supervisors to adopt the tall structure, or ridgeline protection ordinance. The ordinance — if approved by the supervisors — would regulate the development of tall structures along certain protected mountain ridges, including East River Mountain.
http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_325204725.html

[cowgirlsr2]

I personally have nothing against the windmills but I do live in coal country and they are starting to suspend there permits putting thousands out of work.Coal has made jobs around here it creates our energy and heats many homes by stoves.I think there should be some middle ground for all .I personally do not want one on in my yard though they do no real damage I have come to love my view of the hills. trees , and nature.

[PurdueMom]

I took this picture in Northern Indiana on our way to a wedding in Chicago last Saturday:

They have an alien appearance to them, but I like how they look.  And I think they are better for the environment than coal (Sorry, Cowgirls.)

When my hubby and I were in Hawaii a couple of years ago, they have windmills on the hilltops.... and tourism there has not been affected.  : )

[tericared]

Quoting PurdueMom:

I took this picture in Northern Indiana on our way to a wedding in Chicago last Saturday:

They have an alien appearance to them, but I like how they look.  And I think they are better for the environment than coal (Sorry, Cowgirls.)

When my hubby and I were in Hawaii a couple of years ago, they have windmills on the hilltops.... and tourism there has not been affected.  : )

I would rather live under, beside, or behind a windmill than a power line......I also like how they look.....

[cowgirlsr2]

Everyone is entitled to there opinion but I hate to see thousands of people who are generational workers without jobs.I have also seen how coal works and often wonder with the way that these windmills work and the way the weather works with so called Global warming how many days will we be without utlities in some places in particular or down in vallies?

Quoting PurdueMom:

I took this picture in Northern Indiana on our way to a wedding in Chicago last Saturday:

They have an alien appearance to them, but I like how they look.  And I think they are better for the environment than coal (Sorry, Cowgirls.)

When my hubby and I were in Hawaii a couple of years ago, they have windmills on the hilltops.... and tourism there has not been affected.  : )

[Goodwoman614]

RE: this siggy:

[tericared]

Quoting Goodwoman614:

RE: this siggy:

I was trying to ignore it,,,,this is pretty close to being an oxymoron....

where is the syrup?

 

[Grannygoli]

Coal is very destructive to the environment and the jobs it creates are decreasing because of their technology.  Coal removes mountain tops and ruins rivers that are thousands of years old.  It also makes the water undrinkable.  Coal creates the most pollution in this country and contributes to climate change and disease. For example, in a county in, KY, which has strip mining (AKA mountain top removal), the destruction to the environment and coal sludge waste which put mercury and other pollutants in the air and in the waters and the ground has created the highest rate in cancer in the whole country.

So yes we should move to wind and solar energy.  It will also create many many jobs.

The coal industry has some people working for it but their children are sick from the water they drink. THOUSANDS of premature deaths occur and many diseases.  Also, the poverty in the coal areas is huge.  There are many other ways to make money and have jobs and we need to move to those.  The only think standing in the way of advancement in sustainable energy is the lobbying of the coal industry in government and their propaganda. 

If they need to put the windmills somewhere that is safer than another, then so be it, however, competition with wind energy will make excuses and create barriers to the advancement of alternative energy.  See this to learn more about the destruction the coal industry creates: 

[tericared]

Quoting Grannygoli:

Coal is very destructive to the environment and the jobs it creates are decreasing because of their technology.  Coal removes mountain tops and ruins rivers that are thousands of years old.  It also makes the water undrinkable.  Coal creates the most pollution in this country and contributes to climate change and disease. For example, in a county in, KY, which has strip mining (AKA mountain top removal), the destruction to the environment and coal sludge waste which put mercury and other pollutants in the air and in the waters and the ground has created the highest rate in cancer in the whole country.

So yes we should move to wind and solar energy.  It will also create many many jobs.

The coal industry has some people working for it but their children are sick from the water they drink. THOUSANDS of premature deaths occur and many diseases.  Also, the poverty in the coal areas is huge.  There are many other ways to make money and have jobs and we need to move to those.  The only think standing in the way of advancement in sustainable energy is the lobbying of the coal industry in government and their propaganda. 

If they need to put the windmills somewhere that is safer than another, then so be it, however, competition with wind energy will make excuses and create barriers to the advancement of alternative energy.  See this to learn more about the destruction the coal industry creates: 

The destruction to the land can never be put back...

[Grannygoli]

Thanks for posting this Tericared.  Not only does it destroy the earth, it destroys human life.  I saw a documentary about this on Linktv and people are getting sick from the sludge in their air and water.  What a place for children to be born into.  WOW, how we keep on destroying the earth for the mighty dollar for the corporate offices, like they are gods and kings....yuck

[tericared]

Quoting Grannygoli:

Thanks for posting this Tericared.  Not only does it destroy the earth, it destroys human life.  I saw a documentary about this on Linktv and people are getting sick from the sludge in their air and water.  What a place for children to be born into.  WOW, how we keep on destroying the earth for the mighty dollar for the corporate offices, like they are gods and kings....yuck

Money now... and to hell with the out come....