Blowin' In The Wind
Wind Farm Construction Likely Near Portland
A request to build wind farms near Portland means that as many as 70 wind turbines could be visible along Interstate 5 near the Oregon and Washington border. In other words, it shouldn’t be long before numerous Portlanders start vocalizing opposition to the construction of the 400-foot turbines.By Joseph Friedrichs, 6-12-08
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Portland, wind-farm developers want you to look a lot more like the Bay Area.
Because wind farms having been an established figure in the eastern areas of the Columbia River Gorge for many years, developers continue to eye locations near more populated areas in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Oregon’s largest city. What that means for people living in Portland suburbs is that their surroundings will start resembling areas such as Dublin near San Francisco, an area where wind farms cover hills along crowded highways like red dots on a child with chickenpox.
At least two wind-farm developers recently announced interest in building near heavily populated areas in northeast Oregon and across the Columbia in Washington. The push toward urban boundaries comes as a result of the best rural sites, those located in eastern Oregon and Washington, already containing wind farms.
EnXco Inc. and Horizon Wind Energy have asked the Washington Department of Natural Resources to lease 5,400 acres of state land to study the wind along the ridges of Larch Mountain, a 3,496-foot peak southeast of Battle Ground, Wash, according to an article from Gail Kinsey Hill in Wednesday’s Oregonian.
The request means that as many as 70 turbines could be visible along Interstate 5 near the Oregon and Washington border. In other words, it shouldn’t be long before numerous Portlanders start vocalizing opposition to the construction of the 400-foot wind turbines. They may even hold a few rallies to get their message out, you never know. After all, look what happened when they attempted to build a wind farm near Hood River.
Regardless, any formal plan to build a wind farm near said area near Portland is years away.
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Comments
People keep saying they want alternative, and clean, energy.
The problem is, they always want it somewhere else.
It's time to grow up, suck it in and make your actions match your words.