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caraher

(6,356 posts)
7. I like them myself
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 05:16 PM
Jan 2012

And here are plenty of other artificial things we take for granted that change the landscape. But I also understand why some people wouldn't.

Here are some pictures of the area...







The local economy is driven by a mix of agriculture and tourism. It has a lot of vacation homes, and views do matter a lot to the people who bring money to the region. Check out the lakes and woods on this map of the project area. I think you'd get much the same opposition to offshore wind in that area (even though that would take away the issues of sound and flicker for people living nearby.

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