The offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus is a project of imposing dimensions. A total of 12 wind turbines rise from the North Sea in an area of about 4 square kilometers (1.5 square miles). Each one stands about 150 meters (490 feet) high and weighs 1,000 tons. The farm is designed to provide electricity for about 55,000 households.You just can't win sometimes.
Now the environmental impact of the massive project, which lies some 45 kilometers (28 miles) north of the German island of Borkum, is becoming clear. Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has completed its first study of the impact of the wind farm -- and found that the racket made by the construction of the site had scared off porpoises living in the area.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
But They're So Green!
Our sagacious allies in our quest to save the planet, the dolphins, don't like the noise generated by offshore wind farms.
It's just as well. Dolphins are the gangsters of the sea.
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I guess you can't win!
Well we all know that the whales and dolphins were responsible for crimes against the Japanese! ;)
Tammy just got a greeting card showing a picture of a dolphin laying on a parking lot with a bunch of traffic cones.
The caption said some to the effect of:
Dolphins aren't so smart after all.
Dolphins performed poorly in a University of Florida land based tests.
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