'Soapbox orators' pose as wind power experts
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009
All across Northern New York, communities are wrestling with the complicated task of putting together responsible zoning regulations for wind energy. Because of this complex and newsworthy situation, a whole new breed of soapbox orators have arrived in town offering their help. Numerous "experts" in wind energy and the "gloom and doom" it will bring are offering their assistance. They flaunt their engineering degrees or their affiliations with prestigious universities or companies, insisting that these make them all-knowing experts in the wind energy field.
The planning committees and town boards do not have an easy task. I urge them to carefully weed out the would-be experts and contact an agency such as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for guidance in locating true experts. NYSERDA is a government agency designed to promote all kinds of energy efficiency and to educate the public about clean energy.
Guy Gosier
Three Mile Bay
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