Comments on: The Windy City http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/ News, Politics, Events, Music, Art, Theatre, Restaurants, Sports, Environment, Everything and Anything in Kingston, Ontario. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: William Roberts http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/comment-page-1/#comment-4035 William Roberts Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:08:44 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/#comment-4035 wind farms are eco friendly and can generate massive amounts of electricity-;" wind farms are eco friendly and can generate massive amounts of electricity-;”

]]> By: Mark Onceislander http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3003 Mark Onceislander Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:01:18 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/#comment-3003 I would question such electricity sources...... Hydro power from Quebec North is sold to New York state....... transmission of electricity is possible.... if the source makes sense.... I would question such electricity sources…… Hydro power from Quebec North is sold to New York state……. transmission of electricity is possible…. if the source makes sense….

]]> By: 3aw6 http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/comment-page-1/#comment-2932 3aw6 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:15:18 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/#comment-2932 Power degrades as it travels across transmission lines. If power were produced in the far reaches of the country it would degrade before it reached major cities. Power production needs to occur fairly close to the consumer in order to ensure the maximum electricity reaches the customer. If wind turbines and solar panels blanketed uninhabited parts of our country the electricity would go to waste. This idea was best laid out for me with the case of California. Right over the mountains there is a vast desert which could easily house solar panels that could power a large percentage of the state. Unfortunately the desert is far enough away from the consumer that the electricity would degrade enough as it was transmitted that it would not be practical. Power degrades as it travels across transmission lines. If power were produced in the far reaches of the country it would degrade before it reached major cities. Power production needs to occur fairly close to the consumer in order to ensure the maximum electricity reaches the customer. If wind turbines and solar panels blanketed uninhabited parts of our country the electricity would go to waste.

This idea was best laid out for me with the case of California. Right over the mountains there is a vast desert which could easily house solar panels that could power a large percentage of the state. Unfortunately the desert is far enough away from the consumer that the electricity would degrade enough as it was transmitted that it would not be practical.

]]> By: Mark Onceislander http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/comment-page-1/#comment-2912 Mark Onceislander Tue, 25 May 2010 21:14:13 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/#comment-2912 When a retirement development was diskussed for the Island for about 4000 new faces to 1100 of the islanders, those seeing $$$ for dirt they owned would silence anybody asking for an impct assessment even with knives. History repeats itself with the wind-turbines... It boggles my mind why in Canada, the least populated country in the world, the wind-turbines have to be erected 400 meters aways from inhabited dwellings.... When a retirement development was diskussed for the Island for about 4000 new faces to 1100 of the islanders, those seeing $$$ for dirt they owned would silence anybody asking for an impct assessment even with knives. History repeats itself with the wind-turbines…
It boggles my mind why in Canada, the least populated country in the world, the wind-turbines have to be erected 400 meters aways from inhabited dwellings….

]]> By: Ian Jackson http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Ian Jackson Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:33:19 +0000 http://www.kingstonist.com/2008/06/25/the-windy-city/#comment-217 I have to agree with the story you posted at Treehugger. Although I am all for protecting our feathered friends, I think that the expectations of WIRE are unrealistic, and unfounded. Everyone is all for green energy until it's in their backyard. NIMBYism aside, the research does not tip the scale in WIRE's favor. I say let's put Kingston on the green map, it's about damn time. Only when the project is complete can we truly measure the impact to the environment. Rest assured it will have an impact, but I don't think it will be as bad as they make it out to be. I have to agree with the story you posted at Treehugger. Although I am all for protecting our feathered friends, I think that the expectations of WIRE are unrealistic, and unfounded. Everyone is all for green energy until it’s in their backyard. NIMBYism aside, the research does not tip the scale in WIRE’s favor. I say let’s put Kingston on the green map, it’s about damn time. Only when the project is complete can we truly measure the impact to the environment. Rest assured it will have an impact, but I don’t think it will be as bad as they make it out to be.

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