Quechan Tribe Challenges SoCal Wind Farm (and I give you the real reason why)

A Native American tribe wants to block a proposed wind power plant on protected California land that it says is home to hundreds of archaeological sites. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved the Ocotillo Wind Express Facility (OWEF) on 10,000 acres of the Ocotillo Desert in California earlier this month. But the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation says the land is protected under the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) plan. The planned project will include 112 wind turbines standing 450 tall, with blades that sweep a circle measuring 371 feet in diameter, according to the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. "The OWEF Project is only one of many large utility-scale renewable energy projects located on California desert lands that have recently been approved, or are under consideration for approval, by Interior, and which threaten scenic, cultural, and biological resources designated for protection under the CDCA plan," the complaint says. The tribe says that the Interior's final environment impact report found that the area features 287 archaeological sites and is also home to rare artifacts, prehistoric trails and half a dozen burial sites...more

The real reason they are opposed to wind farms? It really messes up their smoke signals!