02/13/08: Here are many examples of environmentalists opposing wind power.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power

* After a wind farm was proposed several miles off the coast of Cape Cod, environmentalists raised objections. Ted Kennedy, typically a supporter of wind power, owns a summer home in the area and objected to the proposal.[93]

* On October 16, 2003 in Galway, Ireland, construction of the foundation of a wind farm caused almost half a square kilometer of bog to slide 2.5 kilometers down a hillside. The slide destroyed an unoccupied farmhouse and blocked two roads. Nearby residents expressed concern over these environmental impacts.[94]

* On December 4, 2007, environmentalists filed lawsuits to block two proposed wind farms in southern Texas. The lawsuits expressed concerns over wetlands, habitat, endangered species and migratory birds.[95]

* On January 12, 2004, it was reported that the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit against wind farm owners for killing tens of thousands of birds at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area near San Francisco, California.[96]

* On December 7, 2007, it was reported that environmentalists opposed a plan to build a wind farm in western Maryland. Ajax Eastman, whom the article described as "a conservationist from Baltimore whose opposition has helped stall construction of other wind farms in western Maryland," was quoted as saying, "The idea of destroying the Appalachian ridge tops for such a little bit of energy capacity doesn't make any sense to me." Paulette Hammond, president of the Maryland Conservation Council, was quoted as saying, "This would denude some very valuable forest tree canopy ... and wouldn't provide nearly the amount of energy we'll need." The article also said, "Dan Boone, a former state wildlife biologist who has been fighting wind farms in western Maryland, said that the Savage River and Potomac state forests contain rare old-growth trees and that threatened species that shouldn't be disturbed."[97]

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