I thought Arnold Petralia might like to base his opinion off some scientific fact when he talks about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. So here you go: http://www.wilderness.org/NewsRoom/20080904.cfm
To be sure, his contention that it's a "barren wasteland" is completely, 100% false...but what can you do but repeat lies when you hear them.
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To those with an open mind on wind power, I suggest a ride down Interstate 390 between Cohocton and Avoca. On the horizon are endless windmill generators that scar thousands of acres and ruin what was an outstanding natural vista. Exit at Cohocton and drive into the hills in the vicinity of these monstrosities. They are huge and grotesque. In a rural sense, they are in people's backyards. By contrast, a single nuclear plant would occupy 1 percent of the acreage and generate more power on a consistent basis. What happens to wind power when the wind dies? Conventional power is still needed for backup.
I cannot believe that environmentalists are sincere when they are willing to mar our scenic and inhabited landscape while opposing drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a totally barren, flat and unoccupied space of a mere 2,000 acres out of 19 million acres in the Alaskan preserve. This leads me to conclude that the alternate energy movement is not about energy, but about forcing on us government control of our national productivity.
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Close this window Jump to comment formI thought Arnold Petralia might like to base his opinion off some scientific fact when he talks about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. So here you go: http://www.wilderness.org/NewsRoom/20080904.cfm
To be sure, his contention that it's a "barren wasteland" is completely, 100% false...but what can you do but repeat lies when you hear them.
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