Discussion Questions: Bear Creek Wind Farm Tour
- Your community has received a proposal from a company that wants to place a wind farm, much like the Bear Creek Wind Farm, on your public land. At a town meeting the mayor asks citizens to express their opinions of how the construction will affect both the land and people socially, environmentally, and economically. Take the point of view of each of the following people and make a case for or against the wind farm.
- You and your grandmother live near the entrance to the proposed site. You raise border collies that sometimes run free. You've heard that during the construction, big trucks will be rumbling past your land. Do you want a wind farm as a neighbor?
- You run a hotel and a small restaurant in the town near the Bear Creek Wind Farm. As a business person, how do you feel about this initiative?
- You are a teenager who cares deeply about the environment. What are some short and long-term issues you feel should be considered?
- Think of some other instances of a successful inverted T design. For example, an anchor for a boat is essentially an inverted T. Explain why you think an inverted T design works.
- As a construction project manager, Ed DeJarnette had to make sure his project came in on time and on budget. In some ways his job was easy and in others it was close to impossible. What do you think was the hardest part of his job and why?
