OK, well, literally 5 minutes after I posted the last article, I came across this article, totally by chance. (CLICK HERE FOR THE ARTICLE) So, it appears that some wind Turbines have killed Goats. Yes, yes, I know, its horrible. We let those turbines run wild and look what happens. All joking aside, the farmer who owns the goats said that after 8 ( yeah, just 8) turbines were placed by his farm, his goats became malnourished. The reason they were malnourished? The farmer claims that the noise from the turbine's interrupted the sleeping patterns of the goats, making them...I don't know exactly, unable to handle waking up? I mean, I understand that some animals have very peculiar patterns as far as habitats and tendencies go, but, let be real here: THEY ARE GOATS. They AREN'T indigenous. They can live pretty much ANYWHERE. Since when have we listened and responded to the sleeping demands of goats? I mean, goats people. And the whole thing is, the company that made the turbines, offered to pay for part of a new farmhouse for the farmer.

OK, yes, I understand there are two sides of this story. Obviously, the farmer makes a living through those goats, and that must be incredibly hard to lose half of your inventory. Imagine if half of Best Buy's gadgets suddenly went missing, they would be pretty upset too. But, what we are concerned about is the negative publicity towards the turbines. Yes, there will have to be sacrifices. But those turbines are leading the way toward a future of 100% renewable energy. And to make this an issue without even finding out WHAT KILLED THE GOATS. All the article said was that the farmer thinks its because they are too loud, so the goats couldn't sleep. I mean, what? They couldn't sleep? Has that ever been brought up in a scientific journal, that goats are really light sleepers? I understand if the goats are falling asleep under the turbines, but, in that case, lets herd them somewhere else.

To me, it just sounds like a way for people to look negatively upon alternative types of energy. I'm sure there will be a compromise worked out. The company obviously doesn't want their name put out on such negative connotations. So, just more of a funny update than anything. Hope all is well. See you tomorrow.