Comments about ‘Iron County wind farm proposed’

People in southern utah are so full of hot air, this should be a producing site!

The long lead time even for a wind farm demonstrates how important efficiency and conservation are and will be towards cutting our carbon emissions. While developing those renewables that can make the most impact in the short-term, we all have to examine our own wants vs needs and cut back on usage to make any meaningful difference in the critical very- short-term.

Which renewables have an impact short term? It seems the dilatory state and federal governments and the oppose-everything environmental groups have put us all in a serious bind. Conservation will come with the sliding economy as a natural consequence. Increasing efficiency only comes with capital investment which is almost impossible to undertake in this economy.

Wind farms= scenic pollution! Who wants to look at them? They are ugly and no one wants them in their area!

If it doesn't interfere with a national park vista or wilderness area, then DO IT! Would you rather have a coal plant polluting everything AND looking bad into the bargain? Wind power isn't going to replace oil and coal by itself, but it's an important step in the right direction. Doing nothing would be far worse.

I hope the residents in that area will go to the public hearing as it would be beneficial to see what exactly is being proposed. It has been shown that wind turbines have a detrimental impact on the environment with destruction of the landscape. It requires enlarging the roads and much excavation, which destroys much of the habitat of the wildlife. The monies that are proposed by the wind energy companies that should come in to the county is miniscule compared to the increased cost to the taxpayers who are subsidizing the wind energy. It has been shown that incorporating wind into the power grid is more expensive than the conventional methods. Just this past year, Europe, who has had wind turbines for at least 20 years, now have placed a moratorium on wind turbines. They have come to see the destruction of the landscape and no reduction in their costs or decrease in CO2 emissions. Be careful in thinking this will reduce your power bill.

The power will be sold to California at a higher cost just like the Spanish Fork project. This energy banter is sickening. We should be doing everything, including developing oil shale to make this Country energy independent.

There is so much that needs to be considered here. More than just cutting the cost of energy! Not only will the proposed wind farm destory the landscape but it will also pollute the ground water, and the run off water that supplies the valley of New Harmony with water. The valley of New Harmony depends on this ground water and run off for drinking, irrigation and watering stock. Also the massive killing of bats and birds alone done each year by wind farms is ALARMING!!! With the decrease of bats there will be an increase of insects. Mainly an increase of mosquitos which are known to be carriers of the West Nile Virus!! Do we really want to pay this price just to go green? I do agree we need to become independent from foreign resourses. So why not use what we have under the ice caps in Alaska. And NO, we will NOT disturb the mirgrating herds. The pipe line hasn't seem to bother them much. Infact there has been a huge increase in the number of calves born each year! Allowing this wind farm will destory the ecosystem of the New Harmony Valley!!!

No, wind turbines do not pollute water.

No, wind turbines do not massively kill off birds.

No, Europe does not have a moratorium on wind turbines.

Utah has room for some wind farms, but I would also like to see more consideration of solar energy farms.