Saturday, June 28, 2008

Speaker outlines wind power 'myths'

 link to story Watertown Daily Times Speaker outlines wind power 'myths'

CAPE PRESENTATION: Ecologist says wind not best answer to global warming, pollution, oil dependency
By NANCY MADSEN
TIMES STAFF WRITER
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2008


CAPE VINCENT — The attraction of wind power is based on some myths.

That's what D. Daniel Boone, an ecologist and natural resources policy analyst from Bowie, Md., told members of the Wind Power Ethics Group and the public at a presentation Friday evening.

While global warming is used as a reason for supporting wind turbine development, Mr. Boone said, "I'm convinced they're not the best way of dealing with this issue."

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