Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

HI all, In general I am a lurker on this list that benefits from all the wonderful learning I get to do via this listserv. Thank you everyone who posts! We are having a discussion right on on the Village of Freeville listserv regarding a proposed solar farm next to Willow Glen Cemetery. There are

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

I imagine this new solar farm will be leased by Cornell, but built / maintained by a third party just like the one at the airport. For the solar company low installation cost will be the driving factor. Many separate panels all over campus installed by Cornell wouldn't be as cost effective and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

I wish all parking lots had solar panels over them. It would be win-win since it would shade the parking lots and they are giant heat-generators and wasted space anyway. Put solar panels on top of malls too. On top of hospitals, industrial buildings, schools. There are lots of non-habitat

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

Dave, Thanks for this thoughtful discussion. You make really good points! --Sandy Podulka At 05:40 PM 3/21/2017, Dave Nutter wrote: >If the goal is to reduce greenhouse gas production, then cutting down trees >is counterproductive when installing solar >panels. Also cutting trees down if they

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

If the goal is to reduce greenhouse gas production, then cutting down trees is counterproductive when installing solar panels. Also cutting trees down if they are just along the edge of the array makes little sense because the great majority of solar energy is during the middle of the day,

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

Well, we always turn off lights not being used - and more importantly we have switched over to LED lights pretty much all through the house. We hang almost all of our laundry up to dry. We keep our thermostat very /very/ low all winter and do not have air conditioning. We have no 'instant

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

Dear All - Please make a commitment to USE LESS ENERGY. Turn off lights that are not being used. Reduce your use of the clothes dryer and other conveniences. Accept inconvenience. And then let¹s have this discussion. Take care, Martha Fischer Town of Enfield On

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

As someone who believes we MUST reduce fossil fuel usage as quickly as possible and as someone who frequently goes birding along Dodge Rd., this is an issue which I personally grapple with. These woods are utilized by Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, migrating Cape May Warblers and

Re: [cayugabirds-l] URGENT ALERT: Dodge Rd Spruce Woods may be cut down for massive Solar Farm on Dodge rd, STARTING in APRIL !!

I am not sure if the admins of this list want this subject covered here but I can't embrace this viewpoint. Small patches of woods are constantly being cut for residential development without the benefit of providing clean energy. Cornell owns these woods I presume. I don't have any more