Turbines don't make sense here

Series: Guest Column | Story 4

Being a generational landowner in the area designated for wind turbines, I am not opposed to them when thoughtfully placed. But Eastern Whitman County is shockingly illogical.

Why place the largest of turbines in a populated rural region with high crop yields, adjacent to Kamiak Butte, a thoroughly utilized park in a region photographed worldwide for its astounding beauty?

Shocking in placement and proposed size, Harvest Hills has a contracted filing with the FAA for 70 sights with an additional 25 listed as alternates. Turbines will be 699 feet (94 feet higher than the Space Needle) — all loc...

 

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