Old fashioned wind mill in West Texas |
Now these wind generators just seem a bit out of place. They are gigantic in scale, and with their stark, "Apple-esque" white appearance, these seem to be a cold, unfitting way to adorn the landscape of Iowa's countryside. Don't get me wrong though. I do like the idea of generating energy with wind. I just wish it wasn't done in such an unharmonious way. You maybe could have painted these things green. Or "sky-camo", or something other than what they are painted. Heck, dirt brown would work. They are getting pretty grungy looking already anyway.
Well, the whole "working with nature" thing was really brought to mind on our trip back from San Antonio this past weekend.
East of Fort Stockton, Texas on I-10 |
Like I said, maybe it is a good thing. I know we need to be looking at alternative energy sources, but I sure hope I don't have to one day bemoan that my single track has been uprooted to accommodate some grove of white whirly-gigs.
5 comments:
Very Thoughtful post. An issue I, and others in Maine have been struggling with. I share similar feelings.
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Maybe one day the wind turbines will all be painted purple, to minimize the harm they cause to bats and birds:
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/purple-wind-turbines-to-save-bats/3183
Perhaps someday they'll be like the big power lines are around here... singletrack will run between them!
I kind of agree with you - I celebrate being able to harness wind energy, but they are kinda ugly, and it's hard if you're used to a scenic vista to have that broken up by anything man-made, regardless of how good it is.
One good thing: they often connect all those whirlygigs with gravel roads!
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