Dec. 5, 2007: Wind can Help Power Michigan's Energy FutureMedia Clip
Posted December 5th, 2007 by ElenaVelkov
The president of the Michigan Environmental Council dispells arguments again wind energy. Detroit News Wind turbines, like the iconic water-cooling towers at nuclear power plants, are either objects of beauty or scars on the landscape. It depends on where you stand -- aesthetically, environmentally, economically -- and, of course, geographically. Since aesthetic taste is just as personal as food preference, it makes no more sense to argue whether wind turbines are beautiful than to debate whether broccoli and brussels sprouts taste good. You either like them or you don't. With enough information about nutritional values, however, you might get used to these vegetables in your diet. It's ironic that so much of the wind power debate is about what "it looks like," when wind itself is invisible to the human eye. But the aesthetic arguments have come to the fore in part because more substantive grievances against wind power have lost their saliency. |
