NJ35-71SONS t1_j9zp0q9 wrote
Good question. I don’t know the answer but I’m also wondering about the visibility aspect of this. Is it true they will be visible from the beach? I always thought the horizon line was 3 miles, and apparently these are proposed to be further. Can someone confirm or deny if they will be visible from the beach? Any beach…
Rusty_Ferberger t1_ja05hp3 wrote
Even if they are visible, would that be so bad? We have shit like utility poles and wires, building in disrepair, as well as billboards cluttering up the state, could a wind turbine 3 miles out to sea be so bad?
Rick_sanchezJ19ZETA7 t1_ja0qdrr wrote
Donald Trump decided wind mills are ugly and cause cancer so now they hate them.
SmeemyMeemy t1_ja16nns wrote
Oh and then other right wing nuts spun that into sonar mapping us killing our precious whales. No dipshit, blunt force trauma from oil tankers and cargo ships did them in according to autopsy. But facts am I right?
Mysterious_Ant3095 t1_ja29o0l wrote
Yeah all of a sudden the ships did them in with no other factors. They haven’t been swimming past ships for years with almost no issue. Start blasting sonar to map for the windmills and at least 22 wash up dead in a matter of weeks. Probably not worth looking in to that though since it just never happens.
Tapirium t1_ja2qrue wrote
I reckon that because global supply chains are in the midst of recovering from the lull of the pandemic, there has been substantial increase in ship traffic over the past two years(as we return to prepandemic commercial environment. I am not saying this IS the reason, but it could explain some of the cetecean deaths.
Whales have washed up on NJ beaches for centuries, it isn't necessarily a new phenomenon. However, the increase in occurence is fairly new and that is rightfully concerning. There are many lobbies and special interests that stand to lose money if these wind turbines are installed, keep those actors in mind when reading anything critical of the project. The opposite is true for those in support of it.
There's a lot of politics involved in this project and we need to be careful not to latch onto talking points before facts have a chance to catch up. The deaths of whales are heartbreaking, I suspect Exelon knows this and is happily preying upon those heart strings to fight against renewable energy in NJ, this is expected from a company who has monopolized the energy market in South Jersey.
SmeemyMeemy t1_ja2u3rm wrote
You are actually more correct than you realize! This is exactly what happened.
love2Vax t1_j9zyblx wrote
Taller items can be seen at further distances. Turbines are taller than ships, so you would see them further than any ship off of the coast.
EmbracedByLeaves t1_ja3k19l wrote
Visibility at sea level is about 6 miles. These are 900' tall, they will easily be visible.
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