Gut Check

Remember that University of Jamestown (North Dakota) assistant professor in biology who objected to a transmission line in the Killdeer Mountains because of concerns about golden eagles? Don wonders how she will feel about a $350 million wind farm in her back yard, right in the middle of one of America's greatest flyways?

The Dickinson Press is reporting:

The first wind farm project planned for Stutsman County will seek approval under the county’s zoning ordinance Wednesday, according to Casey Bradley, county auditor and chief operating officer for Stutsman County.

Plans for the Courtenay wind farm include erecting 100 turbines, each with a 2-megawatt capacity. The project’s estimated cost is $350 million, and the wind farm would be in northeast Stutsman County (north of Jamestown).

The plan the zoning board will consider includes 127 possible locations for wind turbines, of which 100 will ultimately be selected. Geronimo Wind has paid the application fee of $500 per possible turbine location to Stutsman County, Bradley said.

My hunch: we won't hear a word from her. Her specialty is the golden eagle in the Killdeer Mountains along a very narrow swath of land where a transmission line is proposed. Like this blog, she is probably very, very narrowly focused.