Look Who is Fighting Against Wind Power!
Here is an example of the use of front organizations to create what appears on the outside to be a “grass-roots movement” which is actually subtly supported by corporate interests. Next time you hear about the damaging effects of wind power on our environment, you might want to dig deeper.
The following is an excerpt from www.treehugger.com, a fantastic site for environmental news. Here’s an eye-opener from their webpage – check out their sponsors’ link – there are none! No special interests interfering with their agenda!
Excerpt follows:
Eco-Scandal or Clerical Mistake?
Well, well. The cat’s out of the bag: “The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound [...] filed a federal document last month reporting that its work is partially funded and shaped by an international energy conglomerate. [...] The disclosure represents the first documented financial connection between the group opposing the wind farm and Oxbow Corp., which mines and markets energy and commodities, including coal, natural gas, and petroleum.”
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3 Comments to “Look Who is Fighting Against Wind Power!”
Who is Funding EnergyCitizens.org? — October 22, 2009 @ 8:42 am
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By mgpc, July 8, 2009 @ 3:19 am
Conspiracy theorists were right: "They" were fighting wind power!
By Guru, September 13, 2010 @ 8:26 am
Imagine if the Dutch or other medieval European countries had the same attitude towards the old, wooden windmills they constructed to ease the process of producing flour? “It’s ruining the landscape, what if a bird hits it, it will take away employment from the people who are grinding wheat using stone tools.”
Similarly, progress in alternative energy has the potential to:
1) Take away jobs from the fossil fuel industry but create local manufacturing, construction and service jobs -- the wind turbines must be frequently maintained;
2) Create eye-sores on your landscape. You think wind turbines are not attractive? How about constructing a coal plant instead? Enough said.
3) Kill birds in the propellers. How many per years? Maybe a few. However, how much damage does acid rain caused by SOx (various oxides of sulfur) and mercury cause? How much do you like eating seafood? How about tuna? The higher up the food chain the fish are, the more toxins accumulate in their fatty tissue. Finally, consider the human cost of this pollution.
Conclusion: Can we stop complaining about wind farms?