LOCATION/TYPE

NEWS HOME

[ exact phrase in "" • results by date ]

[ Google-powered • results by relevance ]



Archive
RSS

Add NWW headlines to your site (click here)

Get weekly updates

WHAT TO DO
when your community is targeted

RSS

RSS feeds and more

Keep Wind Watch online and independent!

Donate via Paypal

Donate via Stripe

Selected Documents

All Documents

Research Links

Alerts

Press Releases

FAQs

Campaign Material

Photos & Graphics

Videos

Allied Groups

Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005.

News Watch Home

Not fan of wind farm idea 

Credit:  Evening News and Tribune, newsandtribune.com 17 October 2010 ~~

I have some major concerns about the proposed wind farm the New Albany-Floyd County School Board is considering.

First of all, the School Board should be in the business of educating our children and not considering participating in a wild scheme like a wind farm. Indiana law determines how to invest government funds and being in the wind farm business is not allowed. This is why the School Board is considering using a revenue bond. This is their way to circumvent the law. If this scheme fails, we are on the hook for years to come.

Businesses look for profitable projects and not wild schemes. If this proposed wind farm were such a great idea, private business would fund this project and not involve the School Board. Fools gold always shines the brightest.

When speaking about potential profits, Deputy Superintendent Snyder doesn’t mention inflation, maintenance and outdated technology. Does anyone really believe the wind farm technology of today will still be in use 25-years from now?

A 25-year investment in this type of technology is foolhardy to say the least.

I can only hope the School Board reconsiders their involvement in this scheme. They were elected to be good stewards of our tax money and putting all of us in debt for such a foolhardy project, is a failure of our trust.

— Billy Stewart, Georgetown

Source:  Evening News and Tribune, newsandtribune.com 17 October 2010

This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.

The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.

Wind Watch relies entirely
on User Funding
   Donate via Paypal
(via Paypal)
Donate via Stripe
(via Stripe)

Share:

e-mail X FB LI TG TG Share


News Watch Home

Get the Facts
CONTACT DONATE PRIVACY ABOUT SEARCH
© National Wind Watch, Inc.
Use of copyrighted material adheres to Fair Use.
"Wind Watch" is a registered trademark.

 Follow:

Wind Watch on X Wind Watch on Facebook

Wind Watch on Linked In Wind Watch on Mastodon