Promises gone with wind

Donald F. Goetz, Scranton Times Tribune, February 7, 2004

[Reprinted with permission from Mr. Goetz, who lives a quarter-mile from FP&L's Waymart wind power plant, which consists of 43 1.5 MW wind turbines on Moosic Mountain in Clinton and Canaan Townships, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.]

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To the Editor:

I recognize that there is a place for the wind energy industry. But your readers should be aware of the negative impacts of wind energy on health, environment and welfare. The constant noise in your back yard, even inside the house. The incessant flicker caused by the shadow that sweeps across your land when the sun is low. The interference that makes listening to your television and radio a headache. The 20 acres of surrounding landscape consumed by each wind turbine. The visual intrusiveness. The garish string of strobe lights by day and blinking red lights by night.

Donald F. Goetz