The Windmills

One of our stops during our Spring break trip was the foot of one of these gigantic windmills, which are producing electricity in the Cannan Valley, Blackwater Falls area. There is a lot of debate about whether these windmills are beneficial or not to our world. They do produce clean energy. The world is trying to solve the problem of diminishing fuel sources and carbon dioxide production leading to global warming. The windmills appear to be a viable way to be a source of "good" energy. However, they are causing other environmental problems by slicing up bats and birds as they travel through the area. Migratory birds use the ridge as a travel path because of the air currents, which is exactly why the windmills were put there in the first place. Here is a website that has a discussion about the windmills: http://www.heartland.org/policybot/results/15553/Windmills_Ruining_Scenic_Views_Producing_Killing_Fields.html