A Strange New Crop in Wisconsin
A strange new crop is being harvested in Wisconsin between Fond du lac and Milwaukee along Highway 41. Huge wind turbines are popping up in farmers’ fields with over 200 megawatts of installed base in the works. Wow!
Some people have a concern that the boundary of the 32,000 acre project area is too close to the Horicon Marsh Wildlife Refuge, a major stopping point along a key migratory bird flyway.
Decisions about new technologies and their effects on the natural environment usually include a lot of ambiguity and uncertainty. Perhaps the best approach is to proceed with caution? If you’re a migrating Canadian goose coming in for a landing at Horicon, proceeding with caution now goes without saying.
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