BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 19, 2024
I strongly disagree with the Jan. 12 Bangor Daily News editorial advocating for a wind port on Sears Island. The island is a vital migratory stopover for tens of thousands of birds in the spring and fall. Most of these birds are passing through the island, and even likely coming from nearby Isleboro, heading toward the mainland. Building a wind port on the island, with massive steel cranes, towers and turbines reaching several hundred feet high would create deadly hazards. It is sadly ironic that this “green” energy project would come at such a high cost to one of Maine’s natural wonders, especially since heavily developed Mack Point is already available. ~ John Wyatt, Winterport