Letters of Concern

Letter 1:


American Wind Energy Association
1101 14th Street NW, 12 Floor
Washington, DC 2005

To Whom It May Concern,

I am a student at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a marine biology major, I have a deep connection with the ocean and its surrounding ecosystems. I had been doing some research for a class in which I was writing a paper commending the implementation of wind energy when I stumbled across your website.

I have found a lot of information concerning terrestrial implementation of wind turbines, but little concerning implementation of both off-shore and near-shore turbines. I was hoping that perhaps you could send me some information regarding off-shore and near-shore turbines in attempt to clarify some concerns I have regarding their implementation and how it may impact the migration patterns of some aquatic mammals.

I commend your organization and all you do to help promote a healthy alternative to the nation’s energy demands. I as a United States citizen appreciate all that your organization does to increase public awareness and provide accurate up-to-date information on the domestic and international wind energy industry. As an individual concerned with our growing environmental crisis I look forward to seeing your organizations future work, but as a marine biologist I cannot ignore the potential impacts that implementation of wind energy could have on the ocean, therefore any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

I want to thank for your time in advance, and look forward to your response.


Sincerely,


Kati Therriault



Letter 2:


European Wind Energy Association
Rue d'Arlon
63-65 B-1040 Brussels
Belgium

To Whom It May Concern,

I am a student at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida USA. As a marine biology major, I have a deep connection with the ocean and its surrounding ecosystems. I had been doing some research for a class in which I was writing a paper commending the implementation of wind energy when I stumbled across your website.

I have found a lot of information concerning terrestrial implementation of wind turbines, but little concerning implementation of both off-shore and near-shore turbines. I was hoping that perhaps you could send me some information regarding off-shore and near-shore turbines in attempt to clarify some concerns I have regarding their implementation and how it may impact the migration patterns of some aquatic mammals.

From my research, I have found that European Countries are superior in both the advancement of technology and implementation of wind turbines than their United States counterparts. Therefore it is my hope that with the information you provide that I may help direct my fellow citizens to the ever growing importance of using an alternative energy source (wind) to help diminish the environmental crisis we are currently facing.

As an individual concerned with the growing environmental crisis I look forward to seeing your organizations future work, but as a marine biologist I cannot ignore the potential impacts that implementation of wind energy could have on the ocean. Therefore any information you could provide to help alleviate those concerns would be greatly appreciated.

I want to thank for your time in advance, and look forward to your response.


Sincerely,


Kati Therriault


Letter 3:


Utility Wind Integration Group
PO Box 2787
Reston, Virginia 20195 USA

Dear Mr. Smith,

I am a student at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a marine biology major, I have a deep connection with the ocean and its surrounding ecosystems. I had been doing some research for a class in which I was writing a paper commending the implementation of wind energy when I stumbled across your website.

I have found a lot of information concerning terrestrial implementation of wind turbines, but little concerning implementation of both off-shore and near-shore turbines. I was hoping that perhaps you could send me some information regarding off-shore and near-shore turbines in attempt to clarify some concerns I have regarding their implementation and how it may impact the migration patterns of some aquatic mammals.

I as a United States citizen appreciate all that your organization does to increase public awareness and provide accurate up-to-date information on the domestic and international wind energy industry. As an individual concerned with our growing environmental crisis I look forward to seeing your organizations future work, but as a marine biologist I cannot ignore the potential impacts that implementation of wind energy could have on the ocean. Therefore, if it did surface that the implementation of off-shore and near-shore wind turbines disrupted the migration patterns of many aquatic mammals would your organization still promote the utilization of wind energy as strongly as it currently does? Would you be willing to work with the organizations concerned with the well being of aquatic mammals to develop a plan that all (both humans and aquatic mammals) could benefit from? Any information you could provide to help alleviate these concerns would be greatly appreciated.

I want to thank for your time in advance, and look forward to your response.


Sincerely,


Kati Therriault