Health & Fitness
Wind Energy's Dirty Little Secret
A "green" alternative with no benefits except to the wind turbine industry
As a person who cares about the environment, it's appalling to read articles like this one: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/6/wind-energy-tax-credits-fund-bird-murder/
Most Americans - and Congress in particular - don't recognize the downside of supposedly "green" energy alternatives. Are the lobbyists in Washington so strong that our congressional representatives kow-tow to their demands?
Perhaps there is a way for the average citizen (read taxpayer) to reach out to Congress besides the emails we send. (BTW - Those emails are typically tallied by staffers and never read by our representatives.)
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Maybe the Patch editors around the country could pick up on stories like this and the comments that usually are made. I know the more conscientious local elected officials read Patch commentaries, maybe our elected officials at the federal level might too.
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