I take issue with the editorial concerning wind power in the Sun Journal of Oct. 31.

Wind power may be a useful supplement to existing sources of electric power, but it should not be generated on the tops of Maine’s fragile and scenic mountains.

There are good reasons why Maine’s mountains are not zoned for commercial uses. The land above 2,700 feet is zoned as Mountain Area Protection to protect these very fragile soils and the plants and animals which inhabit them. A wind farm on the tops of Reddington Pond Range and Black Nubble Mountain will require the construction of truck roads to the tops of these mountains and along the heights of land. Much blasting will probably be required. This will be a major construction project in an area, which is now zoned to protect a fragile environment. It will destroy wildlife habitat and cause rapid runoff from rainfall.

Is this the type of project we need to produce a relatively small amount of unreliable electricity? How many mountains will we sacrifice to run a few more security lights and electric blankets?

Fred Huntress Jr., Poland Spring

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