[SustainableTompkins] The attached letter to the editor was published in the Albany Times Union...

[Cnielsen56 at aol.com]

Google Earth…The No Longer  Hidden Cost of Coal 
While many residents and visitors both within and outside  the Adirondack 
Park have voiced opposition to the siting of wind generation  within the Park, I 
would urge them to visit Google Earth on their computer to  see how their 
current power purchases are despoiling someone elses mountain tops  - those of 
Appalachia.  Google Earth  enables you to fly via your computer not only to your 
back yard, but also to the  mountains of West Virginia.  You  will be able to 
see the ongoing permanent destruction of the scenic vistas all  across 
Appalachia caused by Mountain Tops being blown away to provide “cheap”  access to 
coal.  Our current power  purchases have had and are continuing to have dire 
consequences.  Google Earth has enabled all to see the  ongoing destruction of 
Appalachia that is Not In Our Backyard.   To see and hear more visit:   
_http://www.ilovemountains.org_ (http://www.ilovemountains.org/)  .    
Edward Bennett 
President 
New York Interfaith Power and  Light     _www.nyipl.org_ 
(http://www.nyipl.org)  
32 Main Street 
Ballston Lake, New  York



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