A letter to the Public Service Commission Concerning BP's Cape Vincent Wind Complex

The Economist once described wind farms as `a new way to rape the
countryside¿ and as  `lavatory brushes in the air¿.   A more generous
description of the visual impact they have  has been described as
¿industrial-sized blots on the landscape¿.

While some economic benefits of wind farms are acknowledged, measured
against the visual impact they have on a tourist-oriented region ¿
such as Cape Vincent and the Thousand Islands area, add up to major
negatives.

The vocal proponents of wind farms are naturally, the economic
beneficiaries, especially, the wind farm developers.  In their
rhetoric, this will provide jobs, money, and so many other benefits to
community.  Poppycock!  This is all self-interest gibberish.
What else can they say?  Will they say that we will build these
monster sites, which will destroy your scenic beauty, your economy
based on tourism and your way of life?  I don¿t think so.  For them,
it is all good!

This is where adult, intelligent, and informed common-sense should
come in.   Do you want blight on your landscape, your economy based on
tourism diminished, your quality of life debased, and your scenic
beauty destroyed?  Once lost, they can never be regained.

So, before the `propaganda¿ overwhelms common sense, all should think
about what and how much you will lose for ever, in contrast to what
you will gain for the short-term.