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Uben

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11. When I read the thread title......

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 07:08 AM

Jun 2012

....that picture is exactly what I had in my mind! We have a wind farm nearby, and it is located in an area that is an abandoned oil field.
Instead of the multiple pumpjacks, the turbines spin serenly over the pastures, now cleared of all the old pumpjacks. I love riding the HArley through the wind farm. If you have never been around the turbines, you would be amazed how big they really are.

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Wind turbines are such a blight on the landscape [View all] dipsydoodle Jun 2012 OP

I had to pass this one on madokie Jun 2012 #1

This outfit had posted it on FB dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #2

Had one guy tell me "Those wind machines kill some birds" BlueJazz Jun 2012 #3

They do dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #4

I bet he wouldn't have complained if Ilsa Jun 2012 #6

"Some" being the operative word liberal N proud Jun 2012 #9

Cats KansDem Jun 2012 #15

My cat only kills a few birds a year tech3149 Jun 2012 #16

Have a heart for the wildlife and put a bell on her. Peregrine Took Jun 2012 #27

Not really caraher Jun 2012 #35

It may be more than 3 per year SoutherDem Jun 2012 #44

Nature against nature I can accept, what is difficult for me, is man's crunch60 Jun 2012 #37

The best way to protect wildlife would be for the extinction of man SoutherDem Jun 2012 #45

The practice of "soring" kurtzapril4 Jun 2012 #48

I was talking about the most recent video "exposure" of this disgusting, illegal abuse of the crunch60 Jun 2012 #52

thank you Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #51

Keep your cat inside. For her sake. Zoeisright Jun 2012 #50

The really cool thing is that Ilsa Jun 2012 #5

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder bupkus Jun 2012 #7

I like the look of them dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #10

K&R 1000 X's liberal N proud Jun 2012 #8

When I read the thread title...... Uben Jun 2012 #11

I had a pic like this... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #38

Yep those turbine sure are ugly Pharaoh Jun 2012 #12

and the pollution they create! Pharaoh Jun 2012 #13

What would you rather have in your backyard? Pharaoh Jun 2012 #14

There is an old strip mine near my house SoutherDem Jun 2012 #46

Great illustration! maddiemom Jun 2012 #17

The 1st time I saw a wind turbine/farm coming over the horizon I was awestruck ErikJ Jun 2012 #31

I would be too ... Nihil Jun 2012 #53

Hey, but that's one of the purtier spots in West Texas JCMach1 Jun 2012 #18

Or one of the uglier spots in California XemaSab Jun 2012 #42

It is my understanding... Blanks Jun 2012 #19

that one was huge Pharaoh Jun 2012 #22

You are right about one thing. Bohunk68 Jun 2012 #28

How long ago did you retire? Blanks Jun 2012 #56

I so.... GTurck Jun 2012 #55

How much are those small windmills? Blanks Jun 2012 #57

Lord... GTurck Jun 2012 #58

I remember the first time BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #20

LOL--Frankly I look at windmills as a mesmerizing piece of sculpture Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #21

because the corporate media Pharaoh Jun 2012 #23

No kidding. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2012 #24

Gah, so ugly! a la izquierda Jun 2012 #36

I wish I could recommend this 1000 times. nt Chalco Jun 2012 #25

and Voice for Peace Jun 2012 #26

Exactly! maddiemom Jun 2012 #34

Sad. This should be our national bird. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #47

Something no-one else brought up. ChazInAz Jun 2012 #29

And, you can't light your tap water on fire! What fun is that? L. Coyote Jun 2012 #30

Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team) Pauline89 Jun 2012 #32

Had to go there, didn't you? Good one! freshwest Jun 2012 #33

often hear that one PatrynXX Jun 2012 #39

Not to mention the toxins from spills krispos42 Jun 2012 #40

Beauty! Bozita Jun 2012 #43

Excellent post. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #41

They're BOTH ugly. n/t kurtzapril4 Jun 2012 #49

With one important difference ... Nihil Jun 2012 #54