Interesting tech-art combo. As long as we're looking outside the box, with
"infrastructure" already in place and in a desert landscape that already has
a heavy footprint, why not add solar to this project?



If we could get past the need for large project design (economically
feasible for a developer) and concentrate on many small projects near
population or use areas we wouldn't need to build another gazillion miles of
powerlines which probably are responsible for more bird casualties than wind
turbines and have additional right-of-way impact on habitat.



Randy Hill

Ridgefield



From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Joe Mackie
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 10:57 AM
To: tweeters; Whatcom Birds
Subject: [Tweeters] windstalks



Hello Birders,



Here's a link to a fascinating and elegant alternative to wind turbines
which present well-documented threats to avian life.



http://news.discovery.com/tech/wind-power-without-the-blades.html



Cheers,

Joe Mackie

Bellingham