2008 MayWind blowing rhetoric our way: A response to the Press RepublicanMay 27th, 2008
I was interested to read an editorial in the Press Republican earlier this month arguing that wind power can make a meaningful dent in gas prices. This is a classic “apples to oranges” mis-comparison. Little electricity is produced by burning oil, and few homes that currently burn oil can be heated with electricity without extensive and expensive renovation. Besides, few cars run on electricity. Noble and GAWD (The Great American Wind Dogma)May 12th, 2008
It would be an understatement to say wind energy is a contentious issue locally. It’s a volatile subject across America, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, even China. What we’ve experienced in the North Country is a carbon copy of what happens everywhere. Normally calm communities are plunged into protracted, bitter dispute. When the dust settles, the neighborhood has grown 400′ high spinning thumping flashing towers. Or not. Regardless of whether turbines go up, one outcome is nearly always the same: communities are torn apart. (There are exceptions, but they are rare. Malone being one of them.) This is perhaps the greatest tragedy of all. More… Wind developers avoid taxes & damage property valueMay 2nd, 2008
Last week, at the invitation of the group, Keep Burke Beautiful, I made a presentation to the Burke town board on the effects of industrial wind turbines on property values. I discussed, as well, the actual PILOT income to Chateaugay and Bellmont. During my presentation I was heckled by some in the audience. |
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