Penask plateau windmills

[Stone Sheep Steve]

actually they are not that bad at all and game animals adapt very easily . I like them but there will always be uninformed naysayers and people that just don't like anything different. Its like all the treehugging bunnylovers that hate logging or mining or oil and gas yet use the end result..

Not sure what has happened with these new windmills but the talk was about keeping people away from these areas to remove any chance of vandalism.

Logging creates ungulate (and bear) feed in the absence of fires. Windmills don't.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

About as big an eyesore as pipelines, dams, clear cuts etc...

Dams don't create feed for wildlife and they also bury key winter range. Clearcuts and pipelines actually create feed....even though fires are better.

[stan]

Heard windmills were hard on migratory birds,but I'm no expert. Hope the loons that inhabit the area fly clear. Oh and by the way I believe there is a surplus of power right now so we should be able to " Heat our hot tubs" you wizards.

[Surrey Boy]

I heard they're not profitable.

If they are, I'm all for it.

[Slinky Pickle]

Oh and by the way I believe there is a surplus of power right now so we should be able to " Heat our hot tubs" you wizards.

According to many sources (Google is your friend) it's estimated that we will exceed maximum power output in a few years. Do you want to wait until the lights don't turn on to come up with other ideas? Also, we're still generating power in parts of the province from natural gas and diesel (http://www.energybc.ca/map/bcenergymap.html\) and many think that windmills and solar are better solutions.

We will always have the NIMBY group but I think we need to come up with some reasonable alternatives to what we currently have. I'll probably put solar on my roof in the next year or so. Not because I'll make money off it but because it makes sense and it's something I can make a difference doing.

[stan]

Ya you live in Surrey

[stan]

I won't have to look at your solar panels.dont forget site c ,that should add some megawatts for the Americans to use at bargain prices.

[Slinky Pickle]

I won't have to look at your solar panels.dont forget site c ,that should add some megawatts for the Americans to use at bargain prices.

You don't really have to look at the windmills either... although they're not that visually disturbing. And yes, Site C will produce a fair bit of power.... in 10 years. What would you suggest we do in the mean time?

[Surrey Boy]

You don't really have to look at the windmills either... although they're not that visually disturbing. And yes, Site C will produce a fair bit of power.... in 10 years. What would you suggest we do in the mean time?

Burn natural gas and coal, instead of burning diesel to ship it halfway around the world to burn there and drift back in the jetstream.

[Quince]

Air pollution is an eyesore. You have to start building infrastructure somewhere. Id prefer covering the ridges of the north shore mountains since the largest power comsumption is the LML.
Green energy is the future people, wake the f--k up.