Wind mills are getting a rough time becoming the nations power resource. first the T-boone Pickens plan that hit a snag in 2008 due to a drop in natural gas prices and the tightening credit market, now it is the FAA that has put the brakes on new tower construction planned in Wasco, Gilliam, Sherman and Morrow counties in Oregon and Klickitat County in Washington in jeopardy
according to the federal aviation administration, projects in the mid-Columbia region are starting to call a scatter problems at the military radar sites in Fossil and if any more projects are developed, the interference would be an acceptable.
“It would be a huge impact to the county,” County Commissioner Dan Ericksen said. “The first $25 million investment in Summit Ridge is scheduled to go directly into our tax rolls.”
Reading the article, I don't know which they are more upset about... the delay in constructing more wind turbines to generate more power or the threat of lost tax revenue.
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They are definitely concerned more about the money than about the power. It's all about the money. Here's a website that details what's happening regarding a wind- farm fight in nearby Hood River, Oregon: http://www.stopwindfarmshere.org
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