Our view is under threat! A proposal has been made to put up over 100 wind turbines in George Washington National Forest. They would be huge: 440 feet tall!
I understand each one would require much clearing of forest and the building of a substantial road. Obviously this will have an environmental impact on the forest, plus giant windmills can be hard on bats and birds.
For details see the Virginia Wind website, which is the work of ecologists Rick Webb and Daniel Boone. (Really.)
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