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Subject: 
Re: Rolling Blackouts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Thu, 10 May 2001 14:41:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl wrote:

It's not that (though that IS part of it).  They can't even seem to maintain the
current wind farms, because the treehuggers are whining about the birds killed by
the blades on the windmills, and fight repairing any that break down.  Setting up
NEW farms would be next to impossible thanks to some of the (too many) extremist
nature lovers in Kalifornia.

Some of those blades must move *much* faster than the ones I've seen,
which look like they're traveling at a pretty leisurely pace.

Sounds like we need some scientific observation on the natural rates at
which birds run into obstacles.

Steve



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  Re: Rolling Blackouts
 
(...) It's not that (though that IS part of it). They can't even seem to maintain the current wind farms, because the treehuggers are whining about the birds killed by the blades on the windmills, and fight repairing any that break down. Setting up (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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