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What will Industrial Wind Turbines mean to the to lame duck Gov. Paterson‘s appointment and now he‘s
waterfront property owners? The best way to answer targeting the Great Lakes. That‘s unfortunate! Google
this question is for you to determine your tolerance for the ―Richie Kessel‖ and read what comes up. He is the
compromises you will have to endure in the loss of the president of an authority, and answers only to the lame
quality of life you now enjoy as a waterfront property duck governor. As long as Kessel has the favor of the
owner. These compromises and decisions as to what will governor he will dictate to you and I whatever he wishes.
happen in Lake Erie are being dictated by an authority, UNLESS … we stand strong!
which is not elected, has no financial stake in the locality,
and has tried and failed before to scar the horizon with PLEASE! EVERYONE NEEDS TO ATTEND THE
Industrial Wind Turbines off Long Island, NY. STATE OF THE LAKE MEETING AT THE
Richard Kessel, President of the New York Power ARMOR FIRE HALL Thursday, May 6, 2010 7:00 –
Authority is expending all his energy these days pursuing 9:00 p.m. 4932 Clark St., Hamburg, NY 14075
an issue that will hurt New Yorkers! He‘s attempting to
sell your local officials and the public an idea that planting Legislator Dixon will be there make sure she leaves
wind turbines in the Great Lakes is good for our state. with a very clear understanding how strong the
Well – he‘s wrong! Kessel is touring NYS trying opposition is and a clear message for the County
desperately to pedal this horrible rape of the Great Lakes Legislature. PASS A RESOLUTION OPPOSING
to whoever will listen. WIND TURBINES OFF OUR SHORES!
―Our goal is to have an offshore wind project . . .
within five years,‖ said Kessel, who developed plans for a ASSEMBLYMAN JACK QUINN WILL BE THERE
controversial offshore wind power project off Jones Beach MAKE HIM TAKE A POSITION. HE IS UP FOR
when he served as president of the Long Island Power RE-ELECTION WE MUST KNOW WHERE HE
Authority. The plan was scuttled and Gov. Spitzer fired STANDS!
Kessel. However, Kessel‘s back with a vengeance thanks
What is the proposal from NYPA? The proposal is to they end up bearing the burden of taxes that are
build up to between 40 and 167 wind turbines and avoided by ―wind farm‖ owners because of all the
supporting transmission substations in Lake Erie or available tax breaks and subsidies.
Ontario. It is called the Great Lakes Offshore Wind
project, GLOW. The prime locations are right in front of In a time of economic recession and fragile economic
your waterfront property. NYPA has suggested that the recovery, increasing energy costs and using taxpayer
wind farm be located 2 miles from shore however the RFP money to fund risky businesses delays the recovery
states it is up to the developer to select the sites for the and puts it at risk.
Industrial Wind Turbine Towers. The 450-foot tall towers
could be 1000 feet from your house! This is the first of There is no financial risk for the wind power
what could be many projects. developer in this venture. In a capitalistic system
overcoming risk makes a company strong,
What is wrong with New York State? We are closing competitive, stimulates development of new
state parks, laying-off state workers, cutting benefits, technologies and lowers costs for the consumer. It is
closing state lands, cutting money for our schools and unfair to other American business ventures to not
cutting essential services. We can not afford industrial enjoy the same protection from failure as the wind
wind turbine projects. We are giving these developers developers. I would like to know that if my charter
huge incentives … our tax dollars. They have no fishing business costs exceed my profits could I still
financial risk in these projects. remain in business, and support my family with a
comfortable lifestyle because the State and Federal
Here’s why YOU should actively and strongly oppose government will cover all my costs at a comfortable
offshore wind projects in Lake Erie: profit of 69%? (this is what the wind developer gets)
The major players (developers for wind energy) are The blight on the lake view will discourage tourism.
foreign companies, often operating under the disguise (Copenhagen, Denmark is often used as a model for
of subsidiary companies with American sounding this project... there are only 80 wind turbines off their
names... but they are solely foreign owned. shore... and the wind turbines are not anywhere on the
list of ―to do‖ or ―to see‖ for tourists as Kessel would
The business of generating wind energy is not have you believe.) Tourists will avoid any area
sustainable, only with huge tax incentives and federal blighted by the installation of offshore turbines.
subsidies (stimulus dollars) can these ventures Marina owners, shops and resturants will lose
operate. This is our tax money going overseas creating business. How would you like to view a sunrise or
wealth and jobs in foreign countries. sunset through spinning turbine blades? Have a look
at Wolfe Island on the St. Lawrence; hundreds of
The power generated is going to be 3 to 4 times the turbines scar the view. How many tour packages do
cost of conventional power (according to NYPA) and you see advertised to see the turbines in the North Sea
could not compete on the open market so the or off the coast of Denmark? Tourists will avoid any
Government has made laws forcing us to buy it area blighted by the installation of offshore turbines.
regardless of cost. Electric customers are big ―losers‖
paying the higher cost of electricity produced from No navigation zones will negatively impact the charter
―wind farms‖; offshore wind development is much fishing, recreational boating industries and local
more expensive than terrestrial wind farms. Your marinas and supporting businesses like tackle shops,
electric bills have a tax for NYSERDA – the NYS boat repair and sales, etc. They will suffer great
organization squanders your tax money because it economic losses and hurt tax revenue for our region.
supports the corrupt wind industry. Check your last
homeowner electric bill for the so-called ―public When the time comes and tax incentives are no longer
benefit charge‖. Ordinary taxpayers are big ―losers‖;