his question may deserve an answer and maybe you can point us to a study done by scientists that quantify the amount of wind-loss that might be caused by wind farms and what problems that might pose for maple trees, hot-air balloonists, bats, mankind, etc.

please, doesn't anyone have some DATA (not conjecture or anecdotes) on this problem?

also, what part about his comment makes you think he's an expert in thermodynamics?

WTF? cite, please, the following:
1. examples of vermin breaching dams
2. destroying" 2.5% of all global wind
3. Obviously 2.5% reduction in energy reduces wind speeds by nearly a factor 1.5
4. the waves on the ocean will drop
5. That will mean the death of all plant life on islands that are too far offshore

well, i was taught that wind was caused by differences in air pressure and shaped by the rotation of the earth, the shape of the terrain, and obstacles on the ground. so perhaps you can enlighten me on how building a bunch of turbines will bring about the effects above.

so...which nuclear energy company do you work for? or are you a bureaucrat in Japan's Construction Ministry?

are people going to discard their old iphones? i'll take them...for free since theyre so eager to have a new one. are they going to chuck their old iphones in the landfill? wow. i dont think its elitism so much as it is consumerism writ large and ugly. what a waste of resources.

its amazing how current iphone users are blind to what they already have. i cant think of a $300-400 toy that i would replace every year....upgrade my PS3 every year to get a bigger HD? Buy a new PC every year to get an extra .5 ghz? i still have my first gen ipod. i dont see the reason to upgrade as long as it still functions as i expect it (yeah ive replaced the battery twice). and i like my first gen iphone. it still performs well as a phone/email/checker/browser. and my wife wouldnt let me upgrade anyway.