tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772501281254435766.post1781572537035085422..comments2023-12-28T14:54:22.520-05:00Comments on PANDORA'S BOX OF ROCKS: Cape Vincent, NY~ is an extremely important bird/raptor migration area...Kathryn Muschellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087979644213141212noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772501281254435766.post-34816910700400839372012-05-29T06:51:47.621-04:002012-05-29T06:51:47.621-04:00I recently was traveling with a group that include...I recently was traveling with a group that included a man who ran a company that prepared environmental impact statements for wind developers.<br /><br />I told him that we did not want British Petroleum to build a project in Cape Vincent and we were working hard to prevent them from crapping up our river community.<br /><br />He said a community would be making a mistake by simply rejecting their proposals and had to provide alternatives to the developer's plan.<br /><br />Then, he added, "You can't stop a wind company unless you were in the middle of a flyway or had an endangered species living in your development area."<br /><br />Surprisingly, although he lives quite close to here and describe himself as an environmental scientist, he said he was un-aware of the Cape's Indiana bat population and significance of the flyway.ConcernedCitizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110078530130563836noreply@blogger.com