[EGPWS]

14,000 abandoned wind turbines

Just nuke 'em! ; )

[MinuteGal]

I saw my first wind farm driving south through southern Illinois on Route 57.

The windmills I estimated to be several hundreds in number. They stretched as far as the eye could see east and southeast. The land there is all flat farmland, and farmhouse dotted the landscape here and there around the huge mills.

Sleek and silver, blades turning slowly despite forceful winds that buffeted my heavy car, the scene dominated by these silent giants was both fascinating. and rather scary. I could only think of one word to describe the visual effect of a wind farm.....Dali-esque.

Leni

[hinckley buzzard]

Someone needs to get the word to the scrap metal scavengers who are stripping houses of copper wire and pipe, and stealing manhole covers and the like.

These behemoth windmills would be worth a pretty penny to them, and the probability that many of them would fall and break their necks while harvesting turbine parts would be an added bonus.