steel mills and wind mills finantially are a good thing to have on the edge of a body of water. no one cared about asthetics during the industrial revolution.
steel & the materials required for it are hard to transport. water makes transportation easy.
it is unfortunate that things arent pretty as they could be by the water.
i dont see why they shouldnt build an ethanol plant in the Steel belt of buffalo. Jobs bring money in to make things prettier.