New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed installing windmills on top of the city's skyscrapers and bridges, a plan that will "drastically remake New York City's skyline," according to the New York Times. David Haarman, Operation Supervisor at the Fenner Renewable Energy Center in Madison County, New York, said wind turbines are generally not troublesome at all.
“Personally I don’t think they are that obtrusive. You get five or six miles out and you have to look for them in the horizon. They don’t really pop out at you”, said Haarman.
Leo Viscusi, a visitor at the site, said he didn’t find the wind turbines annoying.
“No I don’t think the cows mind so I don’t either. I think it’s an efficient way to address energy concerns,” said Viscusi, who was visiting the wind farm with his parents.
Contrary to popular belief that wind power is not an efficient energy source, it provides electricity for more than 1.6 million average U.S households, and by 2020 twenty-five million families are expected to be benefiting from this renewable energy, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
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