Referring to “Lake Michigan Wind Farm Touted for Southeast Side,” pushed by state Rep. Marcus Evans and state Sen. Bob Peters, I offer the following: Of the five Great Lakes, only Lake Michigan is a migratory superhighway for migratory birds. Placement of turbines would be a death sentence for them.
Because of this, the plan will fail under an environmental impact study. I direct your attention to the “Free to Roam” pictorial of North America in September’s National Geographic. Chicago’s Burnham Wildlife Corridor is cited as preserving native ecosystems used by 3 million migratory birds along the city’s lakefront.
