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Curt Sonney Trying to Divert Your Attention with Great Lakes Resolution

June 10, 2019 by Paul Crowe

Curt Sonney's resolution for Great Lakes appreciation

State Representative Curt Sonney introduced a resolution in the PA House to declare September 7th “Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Appreciation Day.” This is the same Curt Sonney who previously introduced House Bill 685, the “Lake Erie Wind Energy Development Act,” for the purpose of opening 10,000 acres of Lake Erie lake bed in Erie County […]

You Can Protect Lake Erie or Fill it With Wind Turbines, But Not Both

March 25, 2019 by Paul Crowe

Right now, local media and politicians are worried about reduced federal funding for protecting Lake Erie from pollution, like agricultural runoff which threatens our drinking water and contributes to toxic algae blooms. What no one is reporting, is a bill just introduced in the PA legislature to lease up to 10,000 acres of the Lake […]

Local Legislator Wants Industrial Wind Turbines in Farmland Preservation Areas

March 21, 2019 by Paul Crowe

House Bill 441, sponsored by PA representative Curt Sonney, adds the construction of industrial wind turbines to the list of permitted exceptions to the approved agricultural uses of land currently protected as Farmland Preservation Areas. The bill passed the house on March 18th by a vote of 185 to 9 and goes on to the […]

Green Jobs Disappear When Tax Subsidies End

July 19, 2017 by Paul Crowe

Green energy jobs and projects run on tax dollars

Our county executive, Kathy Dahlkemper, often touts the benefits of wind energy to Erie County citing the many green jobs it will create, but Ontario is a great example of what really happens. It’s a learning experience for those willing to learn. Short term jobs An Ontario factory producing wind turbine blades is closing, ending […]

Do Our Local Legislators Do What They Tell Us To Do?

July 12, 2016 by Paul Crowe

Turn off the air conditioning in government offices to set an example

Wouldn’t you like to have legislators acting like they believed what they say? We’re constantly told to save the planet, to use less electricity, to lower our carbon footprint, they even pass laws requiring us to do so and yet, our local, state and federal legislators work in air conditioned comfort and fly on jets […]

What Did Germany Learn the Hard Way That PA Politicians Continue to Ignore?

July 11, 2016 by Paul Crowe

Offshore wind turbines in Europe leave an impressive wake effect. Maybe we'll get to see that in Lake Erie, too.

While County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper touts the wonders of wind turbines in Lake Erie, $50 million taxpayer dollars are shoveled into LEEDCo pockets and First Energy plans to install smart meters to monitor and control your electricity consumption, Germany, which has been on a green energy spending binge for years is sharply cutting back on […]

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