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The Watseka/Iroquois County Tea Party held its February meeting Thursday, February 10th at the Masonic Lodge in Watseka, Il from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sixty-plus people attended, including concerned citizens, county and school board members, and wind farm representatives.
The topic of the meeting was wind farms in Iroquois County. We learned a good deal about the reality of this renewable energy, especially the truly substantial amount of misinformation concerning the alleged benefits of wind power.
Our first speaker was Rich Porter of Paxton,Il. He showed a documentary video detailing the noise, flicker effect, taxes, and government subsidies ($1.8 million per turbine) associated with wind energy.
We learned, moreover, that wind power does not compare favorably with the efficiency of coal, natural gas, or nuclear energy. Wind power companies are also less than honest in their practices and presentations. Farmers have signed leases with these companies to supplement their incomes only to lose their homes.
Kim Schertz of Hudson, Il also spoke. Her sons and husband are crop dusters, and she described the danger the wind towers pose to small planes. She asserted that wind power companies make false claims to farmers ("You need to sign this agreement because your neighbors have."), and they insist that farmers sign gag orders, preventing farmers from comparing notes and getting a full view of the situation.
What are they concealing? In the past six years, Kim has been giving testimony at county board meetings, and she has documented these abuses.
It's no exaggeration to say that this discussion was engrossing. After the official meeting ended at 9:00 p.m, people lingered until 10:30 to discuss the ramifications of this over hyped and little understood technology.
Cookies and coffee were enjoyed afterward.
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