I'm putting some experts from alt.art on this one.
In the meantime just remember, if art was good enough for Leonardo, it's good enough for you.
Bret Cahill
Would a counter rotating model be more appealing?
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> > When you really consider the impact of wind turbines, they aren't much
> > different than hydroelectric dams, raised up and scattered for all to
> > see. People calling themselves environmentalists ought to think twice
> > about selling off priceless landscapes for the sake of "clean" energy.
> > How about a clean, noise-free, strobe-free view?
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> > I can see a future where every usable "wind resource" zone is blighted
> > by industrial towers, just as most major rivers have been dammed and
> > constrained. There'll be the usual talk of job-creation to manage
> > these artificial landscapes.
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> > Wind installations create scars very similar to oil drilling, but they
> > generally remove oil and gas rigs at some point. Environmentalists
> > (rightfully) protested the outgoing Bush administration when it tried
> > to sneak in oil & gas drilling near pristine Utah scenery. Would they
> > be equally ardent about wind farms visible from Arches National Park? >
> > If aesthetics are worth anything, solar panels on existing rooftops
> > make far more sense than wind turbines. Let's subsidize those in a big
> > way! They are quiet, flat and don't spin distractingly. For powering
> > rural towns, underground mini nuclear reactors (emerging technology)
> > leave no real footprint and don't require strategic siting. Fear of
> > everything nuclear is overstated.
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> > There is strange hypocrisy surrounding wind power; opponents are made
> > to feel like allies of big oil, when they really just hate to see the
> > landscape trashed. How about at least painting the damned things to
> > blend in better with the local skyline? Are they white for any > > particular reason?
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> > What we really need is fewer people via replacement-level birth
> > control, and less energy demand in the first place.
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