D.C. 
  Energy 
  Advocates 
  Conference 
  
February 
  1-­‐2, 
  2012 
  
Participants 
  
 
  

Mary Kay Barton (New York)
Tauna Christensen (Idaho)
Erica Demick (New York)
Paul Driessen, esq. (Virginia)
John Droz, jr. (North Carolina)
Dr. Dan Ervin (Maryland)
Carolyn Gerwin, esq. (Illinois)
Mary Hamilton (New York)
Chris Horner, esq. (Virginia)
Cindy Ihrke (Illinois)
Laura Jackson (Pennsylvania)
Kevon Martis (Michigan)
Cathy Mattson (Maine)
Chris Mele (North Carolina)
John Nichols (Delaware)
Marita Noon (New Mexico)
Joan Null (Indiana)
Audra Parker (Massachusetts)
Dr. Helen Parker (Massachusetts)
Mark Pruitt (Indiana)
Kristi Rosenquist (Minnesota)
Dr. George Taylor (California)
John Terry (New Jersey)
Brad Tupi, esq. (Pennsylvania)
Todd Wynn (Virginia)

updated 1/30/2012

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

1. Name: Mary Kay Barton

3. Home phone: -- Cell phone: 

5. Are you on Facebook? Yes

6. 
BS in Health Science, Health Educator, Master Gardener, Retired small business owner

7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? Since late 2004

B. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
Have basic overall knowledge of the whole scam.

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
Writing; Not afraid to call out politicians and wind salesmen in public.

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:
challenging, eye-opening, educational,
instrumental in helping to build my faith trust in God - He's in control! I'm not! (C)

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy: It's a rip-off, ultimately only transferring our wealth

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member: Citizen Power Alliance. Cohocton Wind Watch, Coalition On Article 

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:
Stop the 1603 Direct Cash Grants and PTC that enable this fraud to exist in the first place,
and find funding to begin national educational awareness program.

14. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think should be achieved within the next 12-24 months:
Same as above.

 
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  
you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  (see 
  #12) 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
   
  NYS 
  
Your 
  Position: 
   
  Activist/Writer 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
   
  ? 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
   
  ? 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
   
  ? 
  
Website: 
   
  http://www.CohoctonWindWatch.org 
  
 
  
 
  
http://www.CitizenPowerAlliance.org 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
http://www.coaxny.org 
  
 
  
16. 
   
  Please 
  feel 
  free 
  to 
  share 
  anything 
  else 
  that 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  addressed: 
   
  
 
  
 
  “For 
  we 
  wrestle 
  not 
  against 
  flesh 
  and 
  blood, 
  but 
  against 
  principalities, 
  against 
  powers, 
  against 
  the 
  rulers 
  
of 
  the 
  darkness 
  of 
  this 
  world, 
  against 
  spiritual 
  wickedness 
  in 
  high 
  places.” 
   
  (Ephesians 
  6:12) 
  
 
  
“Apart 
  from 
  Him 
  we 
  can 
  do 
  nothing” 
  (John 
  15:5), 
  but 
  “we 
  can 
  do 
  all 
  things 
  through 
  Christ 
  who 
  
strengthens 
  us.” 
   
  (Philippians 
  4:13) 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

1. Name: Tauna Christensen

2"

Email --

Are you on Facehook? Yes

 

Cell phone.

medical coder
How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? 1 year

List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:

working on state legislative issues regarding wind energy

Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:

persistence and ability to put others at ease to obtain valuable allies

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:

played a part in defeating the sales tax rebate for wind developers in Idaho

our group nearly got a moratorium hill to the house floor -- it failed by one vote

spoke face-to-face with Idaho's Governor. using the What Not to Say script

fought a wind project at the county level which was eventually denied by the planning and

zoning board -- and then, on appeal, was ultimately denied by the county commissioners

- was a presence in an Idaho Public Utilities Commission case which favorably changed
PURPA standards in Idaho -- the qualifying facilities eligibility cap was lowered from 10
MW to 100 kW

- convinced an Idaho universin (BYUrIdaho) to reevaluate their posilion and to ask Madison
Counly for removal onne university": name in lhe county ordinance as the basis for supporting
wind

- influenced the group ljoined to change their name from ldahoans for Responsible Wind
Energy (a misnomer] to our new name, Energy Integrity Project, and created our website

- gave a presentation to the Idaho legislators of the Energy Interim Committee

- was a presenter at the Idaho Council on Industry and Environment fall workshop

- helped develop our billboard campaign in Idaho

11. 
   
   Why 
  you 
  are 
  involved 
  in 
  opposing 
  wind 
  energy: 
  
 
  
 
  I 
  first 
  became 
  involved 
  in 
  opposing 
  wind 
  energy 
  because 
  there 
  was 
  a 
  proposed 
  turbine 
  
within 
  500 
  ft 
  of 
  my 
  back 
  door. 
   
  Then 
  I 
  did 
  the 
  research. 
   
  Now 
  I 
  am 
  involved 
  because 
  I 
  see 
  the 
  
bigger 
  picture. 
   
   
  This 
  business 
  of 
  supporting 
  an 
  energy 
  policy 
  not 
  founded 
  on 
  sound 
  science 
  
will 
  dramatically 
  affect 
  our 
  economy 
  and 
  the 
  people 
  of 
  this 
  nation. 
   
  I 
  feel 
  it 
  is 
  important 
  for 
  
those 
  who 
  know 
  the 
  truth 
  to 
  speak 
  up. 
  
 
  
12. 
    
  List 
  any 
  organizations 
  that 
  might 
  serve 
  as 
  a 
  resource 
  for 
  this 
  group, 
  in 
  which 
  you 
  are 
  an 
  active 
  
 
  
member: 
   
  Energy 
  Integrity 
  Project 
  
 
  
13. 
   
   List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  this 
  new 
  group 
  should 
  achieve 
  in 
  the 
  next 
  3 
  months: 
   
  
 
  
1) 
   defeat 
  the 
  extension 
  of 
  PTC 
  
2) 
   
   form 
  of 
  a 
  national 
  group/campaign 
  unified 
  in 
  the 
  battle 
  against 
  wind 
  energy 
  
3) 
   
   gain 
  valuable 
  allies 
  from 
  among 
  federal 
  legislators 
  in 
  each 
  of 
  our 
  states. 
  
 
  
14. 
   
   List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐24 
  months: 
   
  
 
  
1) 
   defeat 
  any 
  federal 
  legislation 
  allowing 
  for 
  the 
  proliferation 
  of 
  wind 
  energy 
  
2) 
   develop 
  a 
  national 
  advertising 
  plan 
  to 
  educate 
  citizens 
  on 
  the 
  fallacies 
  of 
  wind 
  energy 
  
3) 
   find 
  large 
  industrial 
  and 
  business 
  allies, 
  concerned 
  with 
  rising 
  power 
  rates 
  to 
  assist 
  in 
  
 
  
the 
  battle. 
  
 
  
15. 
    
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  
you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
   
  Energy 
  Integrity 
  Project 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
   
  Idaho 
  Falls, 
  Idaho 
  
Your 
  Position: 
   
  President 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
   
  4 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
   
  10 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
   
  approx. 
  200 
  
Website: 
   
  EnergyIntegrityProject.org 
  
 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  
 
  
Mission 
  statement 
  -­‐-­‐ 
  We 
  advocate 
  that 
  genuine 
  science 
  be 
  used 
  to 
  prove 
  the 
  validity 
  of 
  claims 
  made 
  by 
  
those 
  who 
  are 
  promoting 
  alternative 
  energy 
  projects, 
  before 
  they 
  are 
  allowed 
  on 
  the 
  public 
  grid 
  in 
  Idaho. 
  
Such 
  an 
  assessment 
  would 
  consist 
  of 
  a 
  comprehensive, 
  objective, 
  transparent, 
  and 
  empirical 
  (real 
  world) 
  
evaluation 
  of 
  the 
  technical, 
  economic 
  and 
  environmental 
  aspects 
  of 
  the 
  proposed 
  source. 
  We 
  will 
  work 
  to 
  
insure 
  that 
  Idaho 
  does 
  not 
  become 
  a 
  magnet 
  for 
  energy 
  projects 
  that 
  do 
  not 
  have 
  scientifically 
  proven 
  
cost-­‐benefits 
  to 
  the 
  citizens 
  of 
  this 
  state.
16. 
   
  Please 
  feel 
  free 
  to 
  share 
  anything 
  else 
  that 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  addressed: 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1-2, 2012

ERICA C. DEMICK

Name: Erica Demick
Mailing Address:

Cell phone:

Email:

Are you on Eacebook?


Ye 
National Sales 84 Marketing Manager
For Family's Custotii Door Business - 

 

How long have you had public involvement With wind energy issues? 4-5 Years
List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience With, or the deepest knowledge of:
- Wind Cotiipany Tactics
- Politicalaspectoithisissue

Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
- reel lam very versatile person due to my experience in my tamily business and entrepreneurial spirit

- Generally i believe that anything is possible iryou putyour mind to it-- work well With others and like teatii
environmens.

- Good communicator, excellentcoinputer skills

- Marketing know-how: develop ad materials (or our cotiipany and various initiatives

- Town otHammond Republican Chairperson -- St Lawrence County Republican Executive Metiiber

- Have a very good relationship wuh elected officials on the local, state and soon to be tederal level (Congressman).

1n. Brier synopsis oiyour experience in Wind energy issues:

- Wind energy (to me] is a multiiaceted issue that covers all aspects onire, hetlier social, political, financial, etiiotional,
etc. i have lived in a comtiiunity that has been strongly divided by an ant ipated industrial wind turbine proiect.
Aiter nearly 5 years orbattling the developers and making sure our town has the right leaders and laws in place, i teel
our community is slowly healing and we have saved it from industrial wind. There is still work needing to be done
and so tiiucli iniormation comes out on a daily basis that it's hard to keep up with this new and ever-changing
industry/technology it can be very It's clear that wind power development is sold to a community
based on temporary financial incentives onered by developers -- not based on saving the planet or solving our energy
dilemma Across the country and in my town, i round that town omcials were paid supporters of the wind (arms and
have actually signed land-lease agreetiients. i believe the region where i live is one or the most precious places on the
planet  the SL Lawrence River and Tliousand islands Region. Some reier this as being a NIMBY - but i say "Never
My Backyard is yours"  and have a lot oicompany. For years now, there has been a growing tiiovement in the
us, Canada, Britain, and Europe, arguing that "[arms" are truly no good (or the environmentor our energy
dilemma in reality, the only thing "green" in this business is the developers' subsidized protit paid tor with our tax
dollars, and shared with local supporters who have signed land-lease agreemems with developers. without tiiassive
subsidies, courtesy oryou and me, wind power simply can't survive Subsidies might be okay iiwind could help
replace conventional energy one day, but it can'L As a patron orthis earth, support new and eiricient technologies
that will help to satisiy our large scale energy needs, at a reasonable cost and in have to give up MY piece orheaven
on earth (tlie beautitul and distinguished 1000 Island's region], then the technology better be eiricient and beneticial
to society as a whole.

 

11. why you are involved in opposing wind energy:

- My stemmed from a project that was proposed tor my townsliip that got me to think long and hard about
the issue - so the issue hit home' otherwise i probably would be livmg my lite just like everyone else, without the
worry oisoo ttindustrial wind turbines towering over my head l"woke up" when i personally witnessed long-time
elected leaders in our town acting secretive, not allowmg people to ask questions about a proposed project, and
denying respectiul and honest citizens a fair chance to be involved in decisions. Something was very suspicious!
Connicts orinterest were prevalent orcourse. As a recent Clarkson University graduate who had taken a tew
environmental courses, i can honestly say that was "pm-wind" prior to being part of this local experience, largely due
to the social marketing we have all been exposed to and the ract tliat "Green Energy" sounds warm and fuzzy. Who
would dare oppose i specially when government leaders are pushing the concept and the average Joe thinks it's a
great idea Alter i found out that our town was being infiltrated by a multi-national industrial company, and

   

 

therefore 
  thoroughly 
  researching 
  the 
  topic, 
  it 
  became 
  very 
  clear 
  to 
  me 
  that 
  “all 
  that 
  is 
  necessary 
  for 
  evil 
  to 
  prevail 
  is 
  
for 
  good 
  people 
  to 
  do 
  nothing” 
  – 
  I 
  guess 
  you 
  can 
  say 
  that 
  I 
  felt 
  I 
  could 
  make 
  a 
  difference 
  in 
  our 
  community 
  (and 
  after 
  
4-­‐5 
  years 
  of 
  hard 
  work, 
  that 
  is 
  definitely 
  the 
  case; 
  we 
  have 
  replaced 
  nearly 
  every 
  member 
  of 
  our 
  town 
  board 
  with 
  
responsible 
  leaders). 
   
  I 
  felt 
  that 
  I 
  had 
  the 
  responsibility 
  to 
  do 
  the 
  right 
  thing 
  and 
  really 
  stand 
  up 
  for 
  what 
  is 
  truly 
  a 
  
horrible 
  energy 
  initiative 
  for 
  our 
  community, 
  state 
  and 
  nation 
  on 
  so 
  many 
  levels 
  -­‐-­‐Not 
  to 
  mention 
  a 
  waste 
  of 
  
taxpayers’ 
  hard 
  earned 
  money. 
  
 
  
12. 
   
  List 
  any 
  organizations 
  that 
  might 
  serve 
  as 
  a 
  resource 
  for 
  this 
  group, 
  in 
  which 
  you 
  are 
  an 
  active 
  member: 
  
• Concerned 
  Residents 
  of 
  Hammond 
  
 
  
13. 
   
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  this 
  new 
  group 
  should 
  achieve 
  in 
  the 
  next 
  3 
  months: 
  
• Develop 
  a 
  Mission, 
  Vision, 
  Group 
  Name 
  & 
  Website 
  – 
  Logo 
  development? 
   
   
  (That 
  will 
  ultimately 
  lead 
  to 
  name/brand 
  
recognition) 
  
• Create 
  a 
  positive 
  image 
  and 
  “COIN” 
  a 
  clear 
  and 
  concise 
  message 
  -­‐-­‐-­‐ 
  Remember 
  KISS: 
  “Keep 
  It 
  Simple 
  Stupid” 
  
• Put 
  together 
  a 
  database 
  of 
  contacts 
  with 
  all 
  of 
  the 
  anti-­‐wind 
  groups 
  across 
  the 
  country 
  to 
  gather 
  support 
  
 
  
14. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐24 
  months: 
  
• Consider 
  creating 
  a 
  PAC? 
  
• Boosting 
  our 
  presence 
  through 
  various 
  media 
  outlets: 
   
  television 
  sources, 
  facebook, 
  website, 
  etc. 
  
• Create 
  a 
  “Tool-­‐kit” 
  of 
  information 
  on 
  how 
  to 
  battle 
  wind 
  companies 
  and 
  pro-­‐wind 
  forces 
  
• I 
  feel 
  I 
  need 
  to 
  have 
  a 
  clearer 
  direction 
  of 
  where 
  things 
  are 
  going 
  before 
  answering 
  this 
  question 
  
 
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
   
  
Concerned 
  Residents 
  of 
  Hammond 
  (CROH) 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  
 
  
 
  
Hammond, 
  NY 
  – 
  The 
  Thousand 
  Islands 
  Region 
  in 
  Northern 
  New 
  York 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  
Past 
  Secretary; 
  was 
  instrumental 
  in 
  starting 
  the 
  group 
  in 
  2008; 
  currently 
  take 
  a 
  
behind 
  the 
  scenes 
  role 
  in 
  the 
  public’s 
  eye 
  due 
  to 
  my 
  leadership 
  roles 
  within 
  the 
  
Republican 
  Party. 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
  
5-­‐6 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
    
  
10-­‐12 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  100+ 
  (Mary 
  Hamilton 
  is 
  the 
  President 
  and 
  would 
  have 
  hard 
  figures 
  for 
  mailing 
  list) 
  
Website: 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
www.CROH.org 
   
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  
To 
  educate 
  the 
  public 
  about 
  the 
  proposed 
  industrial 
  wind 
  turbine 
  project 
  that 
  was 
  
being 
  proposed 
  in 
  our 
  township. 
   
  To 
  keep 
  community 
  members 
  informed; 
  bring 
  
light 
  to 
  the 
  conflicts 
  of 
  interests 
  taking 
  place 
  on 
  our 
  town 
  board; 
  to 
  ensure 
  a 
  proper 
  
and 
  adequate 
  “wind 
  law” 
  was 
  developed 
  to 
  protect 
  the 
  best 
  interests 
  of 
  our 
  
community, 
  including 
  protecting 
  the 
  health, 
  safety, 
  welfare 
  and 
  property 
  values 
  of 
  
all 
  citizens 
  & 
  taxpayers. 
  
 
  
 
  
16. 
   
  Please 
  feel 
  free 
  to 
  share 
  anything 
  else 
  that 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  addressed: 
  
 
  
Looking 
  forward 
  to 
  meeting 
  this 
  new 
  team 
  of 
  people 
  to 
  see 
  where 
  things 
  go. 
   
  A 
  concerted 
  national 
  effort 
  is 
  long 
  overdue 
  and 
  I 
  
believe 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  extremely 
  successful 
  with 
  the 
  right 
  people 
  involved. 
   
  There 
  is 
  no 
  rest 
  for 
  the 
  weary! 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

 

Name: Paul Driessen

MailingAddress=--
Homephone=-- cellphone:--
Email:--

Are you on FacebookTrained/degrees in geology, ecology, environment and natural resource law. public relations

Energy and environment policy analyst

7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? Five years

8. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
land use impacts, raw materials, endangered species, sustainability, biodiversity

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful: widely published
writer of articles, reports and op--eds on energy, climate change, environment and related topics: articles
are regularly distributed and published in newspapers. by think tanks and on news and opinion websites
in the United States, Canada, Europe. South America. Africa, India and elsewhere. I have connections with
many newspaper and website editors, think tank directors. activists and others -- and work closely with
the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and
Affordable Power Alliance.

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues: articles and op-eds published all over world;
issue is addressed in my book, Eco--Imperialism: Green power - Black death: have addressed wind energy
issues in panel discussions, speeches and PowerPoint presentations to business, student and other
groups in Chile, the USA and elsewhere.

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy: It is an expensive, unreliable. land-'ntensive, heavily
subsidized, environmentally harmful technology that raises electricity prices and impairs reliability for
families and businesses. It adversely impacts biodiversity and is not sustainable on economic, energy,
raw material, land use or environmental grounds.

12. 
   
  List 
  any 
  organizations 
  that 
  might 
  serve 
  as 
  a 
  resource 
  for 
  this 
  group, 
  in 
  which 
  you 
  are 
  an 
  active 
  
 
  
member: 
  Committee 
  For 
  A 
  Constructive 
  Tomorrow, 
  Congress 
  of 
  Racial 
  Equality, 
  Affordable 
  Power 
  
Alliance, 
  American 
  Policy 
  Center 
   
  
13. 
   
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  this 
  new 
  group 
  should 
  achieve 
  in 
  the 
  next 
  3 
  months: 
   
  
op-­‐eds, 
  articles 
  and 
  PowerPoints 
  for 
  various 
  publications 
  and 
  for 
  CFACT, 
  Eco-­‐imperialism.com 
  and 
  other 
  
websites 
   
  
outreach 
  and 
  talks 
  to 
  college 
  groups 
  on 
  wind 
  turbines 
  versus 
  coal, 
  natural 
  gas, 
  nuclear 
  and 
  hydroelectric 
  
power 
  generation 
  – 
  from 
  sustainability, 
  wildlife, 
  land 
  use, 
  etc 
  perspectives 
   
   
  
testimony 
  to 
  state 
  legislative 
  and 
  regulatory 
  bodies 
  – 
  and 
  advisories 
  and 
  memos 
  to 
  political 
  candidates, 
   
  
14. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐24 
  months: 
   
  
articles 
  and 
  You 
  Tube 
  videos 
  challenging 
  wind 
  energy 
  claims 
  and 
  Obama 
  Administration 
  polices 
  – 
  and 
  
demonstrating 
  the 
  land 
  use 
  and 
  wildlife 
  impacts 
  of 
  wind 
  turbines 
   
  
participation 
  in 
  the 
  Rio 
  2012 
  Sustainability 
  Conference 
  via 
  CFACT 
  and 
  its 
  college 
  student 
  group 
  
(addressing 
  wind 
  turbine 
  impacts, 
  climate 
  change, 
  sustainability, 
  biodiversity, 
  Agenda 
  21, 
  free 
  markets, 
  
personal 
  responsibility 
  and 
  liberty) 
   
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  
you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
I'm 
  not 
  really 
  involved 
  with 
  any 
  organizations 
  that 
  are 
  “wind 
  opposition 
  groups.” 
  The 
  groups 
  focus 
  on 
  
and 
  promote 
  abundant, 
  reliable, 
  affordable, 
  environmentally 
  sound 
  electricity 
  generation 
  – 
  and 
  wind 
  
energy 
  does 
  not 
  meet 
  these 
  criteria. 
   
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Committee 
  For 
  A 
  Constructive 
  Tomorrow 
   
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  Washington, 
  DC 
  (and 
  Virginia, 
  Maryland, 
  various 
  college 
  campuses) 
   
  
Your 
  Position: 
  senior 
  policy 
  advisor 
   
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
  about 
  a 
  dozen 
  leaders 
  and 
  many 
  hundreds 
  of 
  members 
   
  
Website: 
  www.CFACT.org 
  and 
  www.CFACTcampus.org 
   
  
Major goal(s): CFACT seeks to “enhance the fruitfulness of the earth and all of its inhabitants.” CFACT
accomplishes this by helping people improve their lives and living standards, promoting progress through
technology and pollution and waste reduction, protecting the Earth through wise land and wildlife stewardship,
and educating people about practical and responsible solutions to energy, environmental, natural resource and
economic problems.

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1-2, 2012

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D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

1. Name: Dan Ervin
2. MailingAddress:

Salisbury University
Perdue School of Business

Home phone- -- Cell phone: --

Email: --

Are you on Facebook? Yes, however I seldom use Facebook
Associate Professor of Finance

How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? Several years

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List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
Economics and financing

9. Describe your talenm, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
I can perform economic and financial analysis. I have an engineering degree.

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:
Currently. lam an advisor on a DOE grant examining the issue rural coops face with integrating
wind energy into their generation or electrical source mix.

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy:
I believe that economics and reliability are the most important issues to consider when evaluating
any generation technology. All aspecm of the economics must be considered. With wind power
this includes backup power, voltage and frequency control, and other side issues such as cycling
fossil plans.

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member:

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:

14. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think should be achieved within the next 12-24 months:

15. Others might be interested in the following information about any wind opposition groups in which

you are active.

D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

Are you on Facebook? Yes
Attorney

1. Name: Carolyn K. Gerwin

2. MailingAddress:--

3. Home phone:-- Cell phone: --
4- Email=--

5.

6.

7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? Since 2006

B. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
wind leases. wind finance, zoning hearings (Illinois], have been to Capitol Hill and State capitol
multiple times to lobby against wind industry

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
Writing and research. Legal. Networks: Illinois Wind Watch; Livingston County Tea Party; Illinois
Tea Party Patriots; Livingston County Environmental Association

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:
Have been involved as citizen. board member and attorney at wind zoning hearings [not all at the
same time!]; various protests and appearances: advice to landowners considering wind leases
and/or easement agreements; co--coordinator Wind Watch, an association of citizens
and citizens groups that oppose wind.

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy:
At first I focused on the wind development occurring in my county (at one time over 1.000
turbines were being proposed in our county); as I learned more about it I realized it was a threat
to our nation's security and the future prosperity of my children.

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member: Illinois Wind Watch, Illinois Tea Party Patriots

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:
Defeat the PTC: Defeat the and Defeat the PTC. As part of that effort I'd like to see
us develop a nationwide network ofwind warriors that can be mobilized on very short notice.

14. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐24 
  months 
  (red 
  
 
  
would 
  be 
  highest 
  priority): 
  
 
  
 Each conference participant to invite every wind warrior on his or her list to join and support the
organization
 Each group to organize and execute at least one newsworthy event to protest wind energy abuses
 Each member of our nationwide network to send 2 letters to the editor of a newspaper in the next 6
months
 Each member to write letters to their respective members of Congress to protest extension of the PTC
and other preferences being given to the wind industry/support. HB 3008
 Each group to do something to educate young people (ads or posters at campuses, etc.)(They're going to
be paying for this boondoggle all their lives...if they can get a job)
 Meet with a certain number of federal legislators (or particular committees such as Ways &
Means and Energy)(or meet with our individual representatives at least # times, or whatever)
 Support anti-wind candidates with time, talent or treasure
 Incorporate the organization, appoint board members and officers, establish tax-exempt status, file
necessary reports, investigate lobbyist laws and establish compliance
 As necessary Raise funds to promote our goals (need specifics)
 
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  
you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Illinois 
  Wind 
  Watch 
    
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
   
  Central 
  Illinois 
  
Your 
  Position: 
   
   
  Co-­‐coordinator 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
   
  5 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
  33 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
  20 
   
  
Website: 
   
  http://www.illinoiswindwatch.com 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
   
  Stop 
  irresponsible 
  wind 
  development 
  in 
  Illinois 
  and 
  the 
  nation 
  
 
  
16. 
   
  Please 
  feel 
  free 
  to 
  share 
  anything 
  else 
  that 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  addressed: 
   
   
  
 
  
Hope 
  we 
  can 
  focus 
  on 
  Federal 
  issues 
  because 
  that’s 
  where 
  the 
  money 
  comes 
  from. 
   
   
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1-2, 2012

. Name: Mary Hamilton

- Mailing Address'--

. Are you on Facebook? Yes
. 
Retired: School Consultant

   

7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? Approximately 3% years

8. List any wind-related issues you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge
of:
was involved in helping to develop a position paper and power-point presentation to defend
increased setbacks, decreased noise levels as well as protection of migratory flyways in our area. This
information contributed to results thatsaw these issues favorably addressed in the revisions made by
our town board.

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:

- My background in and advertising may be useful in helping to plan strategyfor media
and public relations venues to educate the bureaucrats andgeneral public.

- Ihavefacilitated the localgroup opposing wind developmentfor the pastzleyears, organized
meetings and public informational sessions. held together a core committee of16-20 people,
strategized with the localpoliticalparty, and helped to organize a statewide group to oppose
legislation taking "home rule" awayfrom the local municipalities regarding the siting ofwind
projects.

- I have acted as web-masterfor ourgroup website: the last 2% years and have
updated it on a daily basis as well as sending out weekly updates to a large mailing list.

- I have developed and printed or had printed brochures, ads, posters, postcards, etc., issued press
releases. written letters to the editor, done mailings, etc.

10. Brief synopsis of your experience in wind energy issues:
My experience with wind issues started 3V2years ago and involves being president,for the lastZV;
years, ofa localgroup opposing wind development We spentcountless hours researching the issue
and educating the local citizens about the "real data"behind wind energy, encouraging them to
speak out and make changes in the localgovernment Until this summer, we actually believed we had
beenfairly successful at achieving ourgoal ofreplacing theformer town board with "enlightened"
individuals (3 of5 members in thefirst election] who revised and adopted, with our help, a wind law
writtenfor the residenb' and not the wind developer. Unfortunately, the state stepped in and
reauthorized legislation that "removed home rule" with regard to the siting ofwind projects and now
we may be at their mercy. I then helped to organize a group opposing the loss of"home rule" in NY
who is encouraging all town and county officials to oppose this legislation and askfor changes that
allows local municipalities to have more involvement in the decision-making process. Because ofthe
popularity ofthe sitting Governor and the green-washing ofour culture, our progress has been
slower than we'd like, but we are continuing to devise approaches and strategies to reach ourgoal.

11. 
   
  Why 
  you 
  are 
  involved 
  in 
  opposing 
  wind 
  energy: 
  
I 
  live 
  in 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  beautiful 
  areas 
  on 
  earth 
  (1000 
  Islands/St. 
  Lawrence 
  River)… 
  a 
  quiet 
  rural 
  
area 
  with 
  a 
  waterway 
  and 
  landmarks 
  to 
  die 
  for. 
  The 
  impact 
  a 
  wind 
  project 
  would 
  have 
  on 
  this 
  area 
  
would 
  be 
  traumatic 
  and 
  my 
  husband 
  and 
  I 
  knew 
  we 
  had 
  to 
  get 
  involved 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  protect 
  our 
  home 
  
and 
  way 
  of 
  life. 
  After 
  learning 
  the 
  real 
  truth 
  about 
  the 
  scam 
  behind 
  the 
  issue, 
  we 
  feel 
  a 
  need 
  to 
  
continue 
  to 
  allow 
  it 
  to 
  rule 
  our 
  lives 
  and 
  are 
  willing 
  to 
  give 
  of 
  our 
  time 
  to 
  educate 
  the 
  public 
  for 
  as 
  
long 
  as 
  it 
  takes 
  for 
  the 
  majority 
  rather 
  than 
  the 
  minority 
  of 
  people 
  to 
  see 
  the 
  “big 
  picture”. 
  
 
  
12. 
   
  List 
  any 
  organizations 
  that 
  might 
  serve 
  as 
  a 
  resource 
  for 
  this 
  group, 
  in 
  which 
  you 
  are 
  an 
  active 
  
 
  
member: 
  Citizens 
  Power 
  Alliance, 
  Coalition 
  on 
  Article 
  X 
  
 
  
13. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  this 
  new 
  group 
  should 
  achieve 
  in 
  the 
  next 
  3 
  
months: 
   
  
1) 
  Development 
  of 
  a 
  non-­profit 
  organizational 
  structure 
  that 
  can 
  operate 
  in 
  a 
  low 
  maintenance 
  way 
  
that 
  includes 
  the 
  hiring 
  of 
  a 
  “director” 
   
  
2) 
  Development 
  of 
  an 
  organized 
  assault 
  on 
  the 
  heads 
  of 
  congressional 
  committees 
  and 
  other 
  relevant 
  
officials 
  who 
  most 
  closely 
  deal 
  with 
  the 
  extension 
  of 
  the 
  PTC 
  and 
  subsidies 
   
  
3) 
  Development 
  of 
  an 
  initial 
  PR 
  campaign 
  that 
  begins 
  to 
  enlighten 
  the 
  public 
  to 
  the 
  ineffectiveness 
  of 
  
wind 
  energy 
  and 
  the 
  burden 
  it 
  is 
  placing 
  on 
  ratepayers 
  and 
  the 
  environment. 
   
   
  
 
  
14. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­24 
  months: 
  
1) 
  A 
  continued 
  PR 
  campaign 
  that 
  has 
  an 
  impact 
  on 
  the 
  November 
  2012 
  election 
  process 
  and 
  
continues 
  to 
  challenge 
  the 
  effectiveness 
  of 
  this 
  renewable 
  form 
  of 
  energy, 
  offering 
  instead 
  more 
  
effective, 
  science-­based 
  alternatives 
  to 
  the 
  “green” 
  bandwagon 
  everyone 
  is 
  currently 
  riding 
  on. 
   
  
2) 
  Our 
  efforts 
  become 
  part 
  of 
  an 
  international 
  plan 
  to 
  enlighten 
  and 
  “un-­green 
  wash” 
  the 
  public 
  
when 
  it 
  comes 
  to 
  wind 
  energy 
   
  
 
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  
which 
  you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Concerned 
  Residents 
  of 
  Hammond 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  Hammond, 
  NY 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  President 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
  20 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
  50 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
  150-­200+ 
  
Website: 
  http://www.croh.org 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  
1) Provided 
  educational 
  sessions 
  that 
  enlightened 
  the 
  local 
  public 
  to 
  the 
  wind 
  issues 
  
2) Elected 
  a 
  majority 
  of 
  town 
  board 
  members 
  (in 
  one 
  election) 
  who 
  understood 
  the 
  issue 
  and 
  
implemented 
  a 
  moratorium 
  on 
  wind 
  development 
   
  
3) Pushed 
  for 
  major 
  revisions 
  to 
  the 
  current 
  wind 
  law 
  that 
  were 
  accepted 
  by 
  town 
  board 
  
 
  
 
  
16. 
   
  Please 
  feel 
  free 
  to 
  share 
  anything 
  else 
  that 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  addressed: 
  
You 
  did 
  a 
  nice 
  job 
  of 
  developing 
  the 
  questions 
  and 
  asking 
  for 
  the 
  right 
  input… 
  Thanks. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1-2, 2012

Christopher Horner

Senior Fellow, Center for Energy and Environment

Christopher C. Homer serves as a Senior Fellow at CEI [Competitive Enterprise Institute
i As an attorney in Washington, DC Horner has represented CEI as
well as scientists and Members of the U.S. House and Senate on matters of environmental
policy in the federal courts including the Supreme Court He has written on numerous topics
in publications ranging from law reviews to legal and industrial tradejournals to print and
online opinion pages, and is the author of two best--selling books. Red Hot Lies: How Global
 (Regnery, 2008) and
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism (Regnery, 2007),
which spent half of 2007 on the New York Times bestseller listt

Horner has testified before the United States Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and
Environment and Public Works, and works on a legal and policy level with numerous think
tanks and policy organizations throughout the world. He has given numerous addresses to
audiences in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and Brussels, and before policymakers
in European capitals including London, Rome, Prague, Copenhagen, Madrid and Warsaw, on
topics ranging from rail deregulation and unfunded pension liability to all manner of energy
and environment issuest Horner serves on the international law practice group's executive
committee for an internationally respected assembly of lawyers, and has provided counsel
and work product on other matters including intellectual property, WTO proceedings and

treaty law and policy

You can learn more about Mr. Horner at http:[ 

D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

Name: Cindy Ihrke

Mailing Address: --
Home phone: -- Cell phone: same

EMF
Are you on Face 00 ?yes

Licensed Cosmetologist, Business Owner/manager

95'1wa1'

7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues"! 1 1/z yrs.

8. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest
knowledge of:
I am not an expert on any one issue.

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
I have been working closely with Carolyn Gerwin and Illinois Wind Watch. We have had
some success in raising awareness and educating the public on the fact that wind is not
a smart energy choice.

10. Brief synopsis of your experience in wind energy issues:
Got involved when I attended a hearing in my area for a project 10 miles from my
home. What I saw immediately woke me up to the lies and lack of science used to
promote this industry. I have been involved ever since. I have traveled to our State
Capitol to meet with Reps and Senators, been active holding town meetings and getting
info to the papers, and this will be my second trip to D.C. to meet with Reps and
Senators. I am also sharing some of the tasks with our state group Illinois Wind Watch

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy:
I am opposed to wind energy because it is a waste oftax dollars, it is inefficient, it is a
scam that is ruining many lives across the world. It is destroying wildlife and the
beauty of this earth and does not fit with my personal definition of"being green". I
strongly believe that we are stewards of this land and that we should act responsibly in
our lives and our advancements.

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an
active member: The TEA party

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3
months:
1. Find the message that resonates with the public that will immediately get them to
start to understand the truth behind the scam of wind
2. Stop the government subsidies to this industry
3. try to get the RPS repealed in at least 1 state(to start with)

14. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐24 
  
months:
1. 
  get 
  the 
  small 
  groups 
  fighting 
  wind 
  banded 
  together 
  and 
  use 
  the 
  research 
  in 
  #1 
  above 
  
to 
  get 
  everyone 
  spread 
  a 
  uniform 
  message.
2. 
  Get 
  the 
  state 
  groups 
  to 
  work 
  on 
  repealing 
  their 
  state 
  RPS
3. 
  Have 
  a 
  solid 
  plan 
  with 
  needed 
  connection 
  in 
  place 
  in 
  D.C. 
  to 
  monitor 
  the 
  activities 
  of 
  
wind 
  lobbyists 
  and 
  any 
  pro-­‐ 
  wind/irresponsible 
  energy 
  legislation 
  so 
  we 
  are 
  able 
  to 
  
immediately 
  able 
  to 
  respond. 
   
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  
groups 
  in 
  which 
  you 
  are 
  active. 
   
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Illinois 
  wind 
  watch 
  and 
  Energize 
  Illinois
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  Illinois
Your 
  Position: 
  IWW 
  co-­‐leader. 
  Energize 
  IL. 
  co-­‐leader
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
  each 
  group 
  has 
  about 
  3 
  core 
  members/leaders
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
  have 
  not 
  counted
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
  same 
  as 
  above
Website: 
  www.illinoiswindwatch.com
 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  To 
  stop 
  the 
  spread 
  of 
  wind 
  energy 
  and 
  educate 
  the 
  public 
  on 
  why 
  the 
  should 
  
not 
  support 
  wind 
  energy 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

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Name: Laura Jackson
MailingAddress: --
Home phone: -- Cellphone: --

Email:
Are you on Facebook? Yes, but I don't use it very often



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Retired Env. Science/Biology Teacher: Nature Photographer
7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? almost 7 years

8. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with. or the deepest knowledge of:
I'm not an expert, but I've researched just about every issue related to industrial wind.

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
I've prepared and presented a lot of public presentations to students. government
officials, and communities in PA. I've worked with a lot oftownships and counties
to write local wind ordinances.

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:
I have helped to fight industrial wind across PA.

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy:
It is a scam. it kills birds and hats and fragments habitats. The wildest places in the
East are our mountains, which are targeted for development by industrial wind. The money used
to subsidize wind should be spent on cleaning up dirty fossil fuels or developing effective clean
energy.

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member:
National Audubon, Audubon PA, PA Sierra Club Moshannon Chapter. Save Our Allegheny
Ridges, Allegheny Highlands Alliance, American Bird Conservancy. Western PA
Conservancy

13. 
   
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  this 
  new 
  group 
  should 
  achieve 
  in 
  the 
  next 
  3 
  months: 
  
 
  
 
  
Develop 
  an 
  effective 
  strategy 
  to 
  fight 
  the 
  PTC, 
  the 
  1603 
  grants, 
  and 
  the 
  state 
  REPS 
  
 
  
 
  
Develop 
  a 
  network 
  of 
  communication 
  between 
  the 
  many 
  wind 
  warrior 
  groups 
  
 
  
 
  
Stand 
  up 
  to 
  AWEA 
  in 
  a 
  way 
  that 
  weakens 
  their 
  message 
   
  
 
  
 
  
14. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐24 
  months: 
  
 
  
 
  
Ability 
  to 
  take 
  legal 
  action 
  against 
  the 
  U.S.F.W.S., 
  or 
  any 
  other 
  agency 
  that 
  is 
  derelict 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
in 
  protecting 
  endangered 
  species, 
  migratory 
  birds, 
  or 
  critical 
  habitats 
  
 
  
 
  
Educate 
  the 
  new 
  President 
  of 
  the 
  U.S. 
  regarding 
  wind 
  energy 
  
 
  
 
  
Convene 
  an 
  even 
  larger 
  assembly 
  of 
  wind 
  warriors 
  
 
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  
you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
   
  Save 
  Our 
  Allegheny 
  Ridges 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
   
  Pennsylvania 
  
Your 
  Position: 
   
  President 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
   
  12 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
   
   
  20 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
   
  135 
  
Website: 
   
   
  http://www.saveouralleghenyridges.org 
  
 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  Save Our Allegheny Ridges (SOAR) is dedicated to the preservation and protection of the historic,
natural, and scenic integrity of Pennsylvania’s Allegheny mountain ridges. To achieve
that goal, we work with communities and conservation groups to protect natural biodiversity, open space, and the quiet
rural character across Pennsylvania. 
  

 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Allegheny 
  Highlands 
  Alliance 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  Mid-­‐Atlantic 
  Region 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  Vice-­‐President 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
  15 
  to 
  20 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
  30 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
  Unknown, 
  as 
  we 
  have 
  member 
  organizations 
  in 
  WV, 
  PA,VA,MD 
  
 
  
and 
  NC 
  
Website: 
  Under 
  construction 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  Protection 
  of 
  the 
  Mountains 
  for 
  Future 
  Generations, 
  Research 
  and 
  distribution 
  of 
  
information 
  concerning 
  energy 
  extraction 
  in 
  the 
  highlands. 
  
 
  
16. 
   
  Please 
  feel 
  free 
  to 
  share 
  anything 
  else 
  that 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  addressed: 
  
 
  

As 
  a 
  high 
  school 
  environmental 
  and 
  biology 
  teacher, 
  I 
  advocated 
  renewable 
  energy 
  and 
  taught 
  all 
  the 
  positives 
  about 
  
industrial 
  wind 
  energy 
  for 
  quite 
  a 
  few 
  years 
  (of 
  course, 
  I 
  know 
  the 
  truth 
  now). 
   
  In 
  2005, 
  some 
  concerned 
  citizens 
  who 
  had 
  
heard 
  that 
  wind 
  developers 
  were 
  secretly 
  buying 
  leases 
  on 
  mountain 
  land 
  in 
  my 
  county 
  contacted 
  me. 
   
  I 
  decided 
  to 
  do 
  more 
  
research 
  on 
  industrial 
  wind 
  energy 
  and 
  attended 
  a 
  debate 
  at 
  a 
  local 
  college. 
   
  Two 
  speakers 
  supported 
  industrial 
  wind 
  projects, 
  
two 
  others 
  did 
  not. 
   
  What 
  I 
  learned 
  that 
  night 
  about 
  wildlife 
  impacts 
  was 
  so 
  appalling 
  and 
  such 
  an 
  epiphany 
  that 
  I 
  felt 
  
compelled 
  to 
  fight 
  wind 
  development 
  with 
  whatever 
  it 
  took. 
   
  I 
  retired 
  a 
  few 
  years 
  early, 
  so 
  I 
  could 
  devote 
  more 
  time 
  to 
  the 
  
fight, 
  and 
  I 
  spend 
  countless 
  hours 
  on 
  the 
  issue. 
   
  I 
  have 
  also 
  become 
  more 
  active 
  in 
  my 
  township, 
  as 
  I 
  helped 
  to 
  form 
  the 
  
township 
  planning 
  commission 
  and 
  serve 
  as 
  its 
  secretary. 
   
   
  I'd 
  like 
  to 
  publically 
  thank 
  Dan 
  Boone, 
  my 
  mentor 
  and 
  friend, 
  for 
  all 
  
the 
  work 
  he 
  has 
  done 
  over 
  the 
  years 
  to 
  protect 
  wildlife 
  and 
  wild 
  places 
  from 
  industrial 
  wind 
  development. 
   
  I 
  met 
  Dan 
  at 
  the 
  
first 
  wind 
  conference 
  I 
  attended 
  in 
  2005. 
  
 
  

 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

 

Name: Kevon Martis

Mailing Address:
Home phone Cell phone:
Eman--

Are you on Facebook? Not regarding wind

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

57'

Real estate investor/general contractor
7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? 4.5 years

8. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
land use policy, noise, grass roots organizing/marketing

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
speaking, strategizing group leadership/dynamics/team building. protest organizing, marketing
concepts

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:
Prior to being removed for my efforts, I helped draft the zoning ordinance that ultimately kept
Exelon Wind and juwi Wind from developing Riga Township. After removal I founded the
Interstate lnformed Citizen's Coalition, Inc., along with a handful of other parties and we continue
to battle the developers across the State as resources permit

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy:
It is economic lunacy and a source of unnecessary human suffering

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member:

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:
1. Determine if the group will look for a single marketing message or create multiple messages for
multiple demographics.
2: Determine ifit is even remotely feasible to wage any meaningful national PR campaign with
available resources.
3. Begin the process to establish one state level leader in every state to be a resource for newly
formed opposition groups in their state.

 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
14. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐24 
  months: 
   
  
 
  
1. 
  Upon 
  locating 
  state-­‐level 
  lead 
  personnel, 
  begin 
  to 
  establish 
  which 
  strategies 
  work 
  best 
  in 
  each 
   
  
 
  
 
  
given 
  state. 
   
  
 
  
2. 
  Determine 
  how 
  best 
  to 
  deploy 
  resources 
  to 
  accomplish 
  that 
  strategy. 
   
  
 
  
3. 
  Obtain 
  funding 
  to 
  assist 
  in 
  that 
  effort. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  
you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  IICC, 
  Inc. 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  101 
  E. 
  Adrian 
  St., 
  Blissfield, 
  MI 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  Director 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
  12 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members:10 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
  15 
  
Website: 
  www. 
  iiccusa.org 
  
 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  Repeal 
  of 
  PA 
  295 
  (RPS), 
  become 
  a 
  resource 
  for 
  local 
  wind 
  groups, 
  furnish 
  guidance 
  and 
  
 
  
leadership 
  and 
  materials 
  for 
  local 
  ground 
  campaigns, 
  seek 
  funding 
  for 
  lobbying 
  efforts 
  in 
  Lansing 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

  
  
D.C. 
  Energy 
  Advocates 
  Conference 
   
  
February 
  1-­‐2, 
  2012 
    
  
 
  
 
  
Cathy 
  Mattson 
  
 
  
 
  
Information 
  will 
  be 
  provided 
  shortly. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

Christine Mele

 


2
3
4

I 5 No, lam not nor will I be on facebook
6 Current Occupation

Pamlico County NC Courin Commssioner Also musician Member Craven Brass Quintet
Retired teacher (Physical Education)
Ovtner ttit my late husband oftvto successful businesses ulncit have been sold

a A commercial sound design and installation business(was located in NY)

A commercial cell tower (in Oriental, NC)

7 I became aware ofthe interest by the industry in NC about 2 years ago
Afier a brief presentation at a commissioners conference began asking questions and reading

8 At this time, I am still reading and digesting the full scope ofthis issue

9 Havrng been an elected official for over a decade, I have witnessed first hand how my peers come to
conclusions and make decisions 1 also have a better grasp titan many oritou the public comes to
conclusions about issues

10 Brief but alarmed

1 This is a business that is the antithesis ofone of the basic principles I hold dearrthat of the free market The
industry also is deceiving the public about what aclually can be accomplished, the cost and not being
truthful about any negative impact on the environment and communities

12 None

13 a A itst ofiocal newspapers, web sites where we could educate the public Iiirough letters or electronic
means
I) Compile the names and contact information of our elected officials on the state and federal level
Come up with bullet points oflhe most imponant and easily understood facts that the public must know
on the issue

14 implement the above including meeting Vtilh state and federal elected officials
15 As a member ofthe Environmental Steering Committee ofthe NC Association ofCounty Commissioners, I
am really trying to arrange a presentation before this committee I have requested this and hope to

achieve the meeting by June

This is the first time I have become involved With this issue and am not involved with any wind opposition
group

Looking forward to meeting "the experts" and learning more

D.C. Energy Advocates Conference

February 
  1-­‐2, 
  2012 
  
 
  
 
  
John 
  Nichols 
  
 
  
 
  
Information 
  will 
  be 
  provided 
  shortly. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1-2, 2012

 
   

Marita Noon

1.
2.
3.
4
5.

EnergyRabbit on Facebook and Twitter

6. Executive Director of companion nonprofit organizations with a focus of education on and advocation
for energy that is abundant. affordable and available.
7. Five years

Marita Noon is the executive director for Energy Makes America Great Inc. and the companion
educational organization. the Citizens' Alliance for Responsible Energy Together they work to
educate the public and influence policy makers regarding energy. its role in freedom, and the American
way of life. Combining energy. news, politics. and, the environment through public events, speaking
engagements, and media, the organizations' combined efforts have made Marita "America's voice for
energy." Marita is also a columnist for Townhall.com and a regular contributor to The Energy tribune.
Conservative Action Alerts, EPAAbuse.com and her writing can be
found in numerous newspapers and websites.

Marita's twentieth book, Energy Freedom. is her first in the current affairs genre. As a conservative
commentator and energy expert, she is known as Marita Noon. Readers of Marita's previous books,
including best sellers, Wired That Way and Communication Plus, know her has Marita Littauer. Prior to
her work in energy, Marita was known as a motivational speaker and author. She has trained thousands
of men and women in spoken and written communication.

Proposed accomplishments:

1) Public education

2) so we can repeal the various state's RPS and prevent a national one from becoming law.
3) and elect a new president who is not ideologically married to the green energy narrative




D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1-2, 2012

  
      

1 Name Joan(pronounced]osAnn Null
2 MailingAddress
3 Home phone Cellphone

4 Email personal

org through website

5 Are you on Facebook'7 yes

6 Occupation/Training/Profession my "career'" has been wire, mom, grandma, I've worked as an
administrative assistant and for a number ofyears did commercial interior design

7 How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues" Nearly 2 years

8 List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of
My "wind" experience is in networking and information flow I was the one who said, "1 can handle
the emair~ have become the administrative hub for our organizationr nicknamed "Houston control"
I have a general knowledge ofmany aspects ofthe industry, but have team members who are very
knowledgeable so have relied on them for their areas oftechnical expertise

9 Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful
I've learned how to build and maintain a website, have developed contacts around the our country and in
other countries, have spoken to tea party/other groups in other counties to inform them ofwhat is
happening under the radar in their own counties Have helped 4 other counties get an opposition group
organized and running l-lave developed a network ofmultiple counties across northern lndiana l-lave
built a working rapport and earned the respect of a number of local and state lawmakers in my area

10 Briefsynopsis of your experience in energy issues
Because ofthe dedication and expertise of our leadership team, we have educated many of our county
officials, have held ofl'a project for 18 months, and have greatly influenced the writing ofour
ordinance We've also built a cooperative network ofnonhem IN counties because we've been willing
to reach out to other targeted counties, help to educate thein and helped them get a resistance
organization started

1 1 Why you are involved in opposing energy
My thinily farm, my personal home and the homes of my 2 children be directly within the of
the project proposed for our county My soneinelaw is susceptible to headaches, and urged me to study
the subject What i learned convinced me I didn't want development anywhere near

12 List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active member
NAVPAW

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:
1- develop consistent national message
2 - Develop a national database of opposition group info - and a communication system/chain
(possibly patterned after a prayer-chain type of system used in many churches) This
would reduce the duplicate emails to each other, as well as facilitate quickly
disseminating information when there is a critical issue that needs specific action.
3 - Develop a basic PR packet for new opposition groups. Downloadable packet could contain
fliers, mailers, newspaper ads, etc., that could be set up for them to insert their own
location information and then print and distribute. This would promote a consistent
message, as well as giving a new fledgling group a "track to run on".
14. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think should be achieved within the next 12-24 months:
1. - eliminate federal subsidies.
2. - educate the public (hence the 'consistent message' from question above)
3. - abolish state RPS, make sure there's no federal RPS.
15. Others might be interested in the following information about any wind opposition groups in which you are
active.
Name of Wind Opposition Group: Whitley County Concerned Citizens
Location of Group: Whitley County, IN
Your Position: Secretary/Administrator
# of active core members/leaders: 8
# of marginally active members: 50-60
# of inactive, but supportive members: 200+
Website: http://www.wcccitizens.org
Major goal(s): 1- to educate our county - both citizens and officials . . . so we can
2 - ensure that a proper ordinance is written . . . which will in effect
3 - keep wind development out of our county

 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

 

Name: Audra Parker

Mailing Address:
Home phone: Cell phone:--

Email

Are you on Face oo . yes

President and CEO, Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound/MBA MIT

Sloan School ofManagement/BS Brown University Applied Math and Economics
How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? 9 years
List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
siting. impacts, economics, legal, PR. political. advocacy

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful: MBA training 
or profit and nonprofit experience, economics. fundraising, vocal opposition to Cape Wind project
and functional skills in PR, legal and advocacy to support opposition

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues: Directing a vocal opposition group to
offshore wind project in Nantucket Sound

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy: Poor site for offshore wind with many public interest
conflicts including fisheries impacts, tribal nd historic, aviation and navigation safety, economic 
mpacts. etc.

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member: Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Industrial Wind Watch

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:

coordinated lobbying effort at federal level (subsidies), education on impacts of wind projects,

development ofalternatives/national energy mix

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.



14. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think should be achieved within the next 12-24 months: same

15. Others might be interested in the following information about any wind opposition groups in which
you are active.

Name ofWind Opposition Group: Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound
Location of Group: Hyannis, MA

Your Position: President and CEO

43' of active core members/leaders: 5000

43' of marginally active members:25000

43' ofinactive. but supportive members:

Website: saveoursound.org
Major goal(s]: Protect Nantucket Sound/stop Cape Wind

D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1-2, 2012

2' Mailing Address --

3: Home hone: Cell hone:

4' Emanrfi

5: Are you on Face oo no

.- 6: Licensed Clinical 

I (retired)

7: Public involvement with wind energy issues? 2+ years

8: List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
turbine isnpacts on health and well-being. Backing that, I'm an 'absolutist' and consistently
preach about how recently accumulating data from around the world show conclusively: wind-related
fuel savings are miniscule at best, and adding wind into the energy mix may in fact increase fuel usage
and C02 emissions due to the inefficiencies introduced into the system: C02 emitted and the fuel
used in the manufacture, transportation, constniction, and maintenance of the turbines and their
infrastructure are most often missing altogether on the balance sheet. Further, while WIND HAS NO
REAL VALUE  its footprint is enormous! The Emperor Has No Clothes:

    

9: Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:

:.:from my submission to the to the Connecticut House Energy Committee: Licensed Clinical

'chologist. my was earned from Purdue University, which is known for excellence in
statistics. research design and interpretation. My doctoral dissertation focused on PTSD (Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder). I'm a past Clinical Supervisory Faculty member at the University of
Virginia Medical School, with a 6th year degee in from Purdue, double Masters Degree
in Special Education, past Director of Purdue's Achievement Center for Children - a groundbreaking
institution offering diagno. cs and remedial programming in the field of sensory perception and
learning disabilities - which draws clients from around the world. I began my career in 1970 as a
teacher and administrator at New Haven's Benhaven, the world-renowned private agency serving
children, adolescents, and adults with autism and pervasive developmental disabilities.

 

"My experience and training allow me to appreciate the subtle connections between the low frequency
sound waves emitted by industrial scale wind turbines and the Wind Turbine -- a set
severe enough to have caused people to abandon their homes when BigWind arrives. 1
write this rather extensive testimony with the hope that it might help the layperson to understand a
quite technical construct' ..

 

I'm persuaded that industrial-scale turbine infrasound has a direct physical impact on ~10% of those
living within 1.25 miles [or more) [numbers per Pierpont]. More often the young. the old, those who
are especially sensitive to stimuli [the autistic, those with a prior PTSD. those of us who for whatever
reasons have retreated to rural areas]]. I appreciate this fact at a fundamental level due in part to my
experience with these special populations. I have some credentials and, more importantly perhaps,
the passion and no-holds-barred attitude to speak out publicly on these points at the local thru
international levels.

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues: In August '09. the MA draft Oceans

Plan surprised the Vineyard w/ our Governor's plan to put 166 450' offshore IWTs w/in 3 miles of
our shores. 98% ofthe MA 1500-mile shoreline was ruled "unsuitable" for such development. but our
SW corner [my little town w/ its 600 voters] was slated to get it all. We were very fortunate. W/in the
next few months. .while my husband [who had earned the island's respect re land use planning

issues 
  dating 
  back 
  to 
  the 
  early 
  70s, 
  among 
  other 
  things:-­‐)] 
  galvanized 
  a 
  uniquely 
  unanimous 
  protest 
  
of 
  the 
  plan 
  by 
  the 
  Vineyard’s 
  elected 
  officials 
  at 
  the 
  statehouse, 
  ….our 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  world 
  began 
  to 
  hear 
  
telling 
  truths 
  about 
  BigWind. 
  
 
  
The 
  Vinalhaven 
  turbines 
  went 
  online 
  in 
  November 
  ’09 
  with 
  immediate 
  repercussions; 
  their 
  story 
  
became 
  available 
  on 
  the 
  web. 
  Pierpont’s 
  WTS 
  published 
  in 
  December. 
  In 
  early 
  ’10, 
  several 
  Wellfleet 
  
citizens 
  got 
  wind 
  of 
  the 
  unimagined 
  specifics 
  surrounding 
  a 
  5yo 
  plan 
  to 
  put 
  IWTs 
  on 
  town-­‐owned 
  land 
  
w/in 
  the 
  National 
  Seashore. 
  W/in 
  a 
  few 
  short 
  months 
  they 
  had 
  researched 
  and 
  disseminated 
  the 
  
truths 
  of 
  BigWind, 
  sufficient 
  that 
  the 
  BOS 
  voted 
  unanimously 
  to 
  deep-­‐six 
  the 
  project. 
  
 
  
Wellfleet’s 
  turnaround 
  was 
  followed 
  by 
  similar 
  Cape 
  citizens’ 
  successful 
  efforts. 
  In 
  Eastham, 
  Orleans 
  
Brewster, Harwich, Dennis, Dartmouth, Wareham, Duxbury - and similarly in towns thru’out the
western MA Berkshires Mtns - after careful and informed review, the people said "no." Some, like
Falmouth's WindI neighbors never had a chance. Fairhaven is fighting. Scituate seems asleep.
Somewhere in early 2010 I saw the Nature Conservancy centerfold picture, with turbines rising from
their anchors bored deep into the Kansas Flint Hills, where it happens my Momma grew up, taught in
one-room schoolhouses, and where my Daddy is buried. And I knew at the depth of my being that
these things were a sacrilege to everything I had ever held sacred in my world. I knew they were
wrong, whether on New England ridgelines, California desert-scapes, or now in MA coastal villages.
I learned they’d run rampant around the world, and I vowed to work - to take them down, to eliminate
them from the face of the earth - until the industry was [a sad and shameful] history.
I began a very provincial educational outreach effort in December ’09, equipped with the email
addresses of the Selectmen, BoHealth, Planning Boards, Boards of Appeal and FinComms of the 6
island towns; medical professionals and the hospital, school boards, environmental and conservation
groups, then added several hundred interested citizens. I sent BigWind facts directly to all those in
positions of elected and appointed responsibility, and made it clear I was bcc’ing hundreds more who
would hold them responsible for the information I sent and about which they might be legislating.
I wrote Op-Eds for the local papers. I persuaded our local film festival to bring Windfall the movie
to the Vineyard and put together an invited handout to accompany its screening which I’ll bring to
DC, inviting your editorial suggestions prior to its re-printing.
I emphatically believe that we do best sending out our points in the most succinct and visually
compelling format possible. I don’t care about preaching to the choir. I go for converts!
I began to network with the groups who eventually became Windwise~CapeCod, ~MA, ~Fairhaven,
~Duxbury, ~Nantucket, and with others around the country and the world. I’ve spoken at
NewEngland environmental forums, MA public hearings, and sent written testimony to the Australian
and CT Senate inquiries into the health impacts of IWTs.
11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy: Knowing what we know, I couldn’t not be.
...I see I have a few lines to fill. Please use this to our advantage: Carl Phillips, a Harvard-trained
Ph.D. epidemiologist and professor of public health with outstanding credentials including a 2-year
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research postdoctoral fellowship, writes
that there is “overwhelming evidence that wind turbines cause serious health
problems in nearby residents.... There has been no policy analysis that justifies imposing these
effects on local residents. The attempts to deny the evidence cannot be seen as honest
scientific disagreement and represent either gross incompetence or intentional bias.”
Together we must shut these things down.

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

1. Name: Mark Pruitt

3. Home phone:-- Cell phone: 

5. Are you on Facebook? No

6. Consultant, former utility regulator

\l

. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? 6 years

8. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
Cost structures, subsidies, value of generated electricity, integration costs, Renewable Energy
Credits.

9. Describe your talenm, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful: lam a good
presenter and public speaker. Good network of utility, regulatory, interest group, and political
contacts in and around Illinois. Good relations with a number of the environmental groups even
though we tend to disagree on policy.

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues: I served as Director ofthe agency
responsible to fulfilling the Illinois renewable portfolio standard. A larger portion of the job was
spent fighting off wind interests. During my tenure we drove the cost of wind RECs from $25 REC
down to 5096/ REC. I was forced to negotiate a series of wind power contracts, but was able to
limit the volumes and prices contracts to a minimum.

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy: It's poor policy that doesn't deliver value.

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member: None.

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:
a. Establish priorities with regard to resources (regional vs national, economic opposition
or land rights or health, etc.)
b. Leverage resources by partnering with similar (not identical] groups)
c. Create a central repository for information

14. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think should be achieved within the next 12-24 months:

a. Establish methodology and tools to calculate the subsidies wind developers are likely to
receive on proposed projects.

b. Distribute the tools to local groups with a pro forma press release and media kit to
frame proposed wind projects as subsidy schemes designed to enrich the politically
connected few.

15. Others might be interested in the following information about any wind opposition groups in which
you are active. None

D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

    

I am on Facebook.

Occupation and Training:

- Human Resources Generalist at State of Minnesota, Department of Corrections. Special
projects, policy, labor law, labor contracts, staff trainer, investigator. I perform employee
misconduct investigations that are considered sensitive or complex. The interview and
investigation skills have proven helpful in the wind issue.

- Equestrian Riding Instructor and Trainer -- self employed. Farm Ltd.

Past Experience:
- Congressional Aide to Us Congressman Bill Frenzel (retired 1991). Minnesota office.
- English instructor -- public junior and senior high schools in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Industrial Wind: since January 2010. have worked on the wind issue at the federal, state, county,
township and landholder level. I have testified at the state legislature, MN Public Utilities
Commission, county and townships. have written material for the state record and for citizen
education and have recently begun blogging. I cross-examined witnesses at a hearing in front of an
Administrative Law Judge. have been interviewed on radio and cable television.

T. Boone Pickens' AWA Goodhue project is proposed for the area where I live. I quickly realized that
wind energy is a scam, the State of MN staff and officials were lying, federal money is the fuel, the
law is stacked, the wind company was here for cash, and wind is likely to ruin my and my neighbors'
lives. I want to ensure that does not happen.

This New National Group:

3 months -- educate federal legislators and push for policy and funding reform.

12-24 months -- more federal policy and provide a clearinghouse of material for citizens groups.
Form alliances with foundations or non-profits with mutual interests. Public education campaign for
grass roots change.

I am involved with:

Coalition for Sensible Siting: 
Goodhue Vlfind Truth: 
About 20 very active: 50 marginally activ 150 occasionally active.

 

Goals: Stop T. Boone Pickens, stop 1603 cash grants (done); reform MN energy law: recall one
County Commissioner; get a legislative audit of C-BED, make certain USFWS regulations mandatory;
remove the Chair of the MN Public Utilities Commission (done): educate citizens, raise enough
money to pay our legal expenses.

D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

Name: George Taylor

Mailing Ade
Cell phone:

Email:--

Are you on Facebook? Yes

computer science
How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? 5 years



9'

List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
The costs (direct, indirect and infrastructure] of all leading options for the generation ofelectricity
Cost of transmission

Cost of energy storage

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
Writing articles and research reports
Relationships with
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association 
Heartland Institute
American Tradition Institute
Institute for Energy Research
Science and Public Policy Institute

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:
Founder of Palmetto Energy Research, an educational non-profit
Collaboration with advocates for sound electricity policy from around the country

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy:
Poor economics
Health impacts
Environmental and wildlife impacts
Distraction from real challenges
Loss ofleadership to other countries in the most critical technology for the
future of electricity: nuclear energy

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member:
NRECA, Heartland Institute, American Tradition Institute

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:
Persuade members of Congress to let the PTC for wind expire
Support carefully--targeted efforts to repeal state-level RES mandates
Support local zoning efforts to protect citizens from industrial wind's impact

14. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think should be achieved within the next 12-24 months:
Persuade members of Congress to let the PTC for wind expire
Support carefully--targeted efforts to repeal state-level RES mandates
Support local zoning efforts to protect citizens from industrial wind's impact

 
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  
you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
   
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
  
Website: 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  
 
  
16. 
   
  Please 
  feel 
  free 
  to 
  share 
  anything 
  else 
  that 
  has 
  not 
  been 
  addressed: 
  
 
  
Here’s 
  the 
  shortest 
  argument 
  I 
  know 
  of 
  for 
  why 
  wind 
  electricity 
  is 
  a 
  dead 
  end. 
  
 
  
Not 
  only 
  can 
  wind 
  never 
  free 
  us 
  from 
  dependence 
  on 
  fossil 
  fuels, 
  but 
  it 
  actually 
  locks 
  us 
  into 
  dependence 
  
on 
  fossil 
  fuels. 
   
  And 
  not 
  only 
  is 
  it 
  expensive, 
  but 
  in 
  the 
  absence 
  of 
  energy 
  storage 
  (which 
  no 
  one 
  proposes 
  
to 
  build) 
  it 
  can 
  never 
  supply 
  more 
  than 
  10% 
  of 
  U.S. 
  electricity, 
  unless 
  Congress 
  coerces 
  states 
  which 
  have 
  
no 
  wind 
  potential 
  to 
  import 
  it 
  from 
  a 
  thousand 
  miles 
  away. 
   
  Even 
  with 
  such 
  coercion, 
  wind 
  could 
  never 
  
exceed 
  15% 
  of 
  all 
  generation. 
   
  Thus 
  DOE’s 
  “20% 
  Wind 
  by 
  2030” 
  story 
  is 
  a 
  complete 
  myth. 
  
 
  
But 
  it’s 
  myth 
  with 
  frightening 
  consequences. 
   
  15% 
  wind 
  would 
  lock 
  us 
  into 
  60% 
  or 
  higher 
  fossil 
  
generation 
  forever, 
  block 
  any 
  expansion 
  of 
  nuclear 
  energy, 
  and 
  cause 
  us 
  to 
  waste 
  hundreds 
  of 
  billions 
  of 
  
dollars 
  on 
  new 
  transmission 
  lines 
  which 
  was 
  never 
  necessary 
  before, 
  and 
  are 
  not 
  necessary 
  today. 
  
 
  
To 
  understand 
  wind’s 
  true 
  cost, 
  the 
  first 
  step 
  is 
  to 
  recognize 
  that 
  here 
  is 
  no 
  such 
  thing 
  as 
  wind 
  electricity 
  
by 
  itself. 
   
  There 
  is 
  only 
  wind 
  combined 
  with 
  coal, 
  wind 
  combined 
  with 
  gas 
  or 
  (occasionally) 
  wind 
  
combined 
  with 
  hydro, 
  in 
  which 
  in 
  every 
  case 
  the 
  companion 
  source 
  has 
  to 
  supply 
  at 
  least 
  75% 
  of 
  the 
  
combined 
  electricity. 
  
 
  
Thus 
  wind 
  can 
  never 
  replace 
  any 
  fossil 
  capacity. 
   
  All 
  it 
  can 
  do 
  is 
  replace 
  a 
  small 
  amount 
  of 
  fossil 
  fuel. 
  
 
  
The 
  proper 
  comparison 
  is 
  between 
  coal 
  or 
  combined 
  cycle 
  natural 
  gas 
  on 
  the 
  one 
  hand, 
  and 
  the 
  
combination 
  of 
  coal/wind/transmission 
  or 
  gas/wind/transmission 
  on 
  the 
  other. 
  
 
  
The 
  cost 
  of 
  wind 
  turbines 
  alone 
  is 
  about 
  $100 
  per 
  megawatt-­‐hour 
  of 
  electricity, 
  not 
  counting 
  the 
  cost 
  of 
  
operations, 
  maintenance 
  or 
  transmission. 
  
 
  
But 
  at 
  today’s 
  prices, 
  the 
  most 
  fuel 
  that 
  wind 
  could 
  possibly 
  save 
  (and 
  this 
  is 
  not 
  proven) 
  is 
  $25-­‐30 
  per 
  
MWh 
  when 
  paired 
  with 
  combined-­‐cycle 
  natural 
  gas 
  or 
  $15-­‐20 
  per 
  MWh 
  when 
  paired 
  with 
  coal. 
   
   
  When 
  
paired 
  with 
  combustion 
  turbine 
  natural 
  gas, 
  the 
  combination 
  will 
  always 
  consume 
  more 
  fuel 
  than 
  
combined 
  cycle 
  natural 
  gas 
  alone 
  without 
  wind. 
  
 
  
Sure, 
  if 
  the 
  price 
  of 
  gas 
  tripled 
  or 
  quadrupled, 
  wind 
  might 
  save 
  enough 
  gas 
  to 
  pay 
  back 
  its 
  capital 
  cost 
  
(ignoring 
  transmission.) 
   
  But 
  at 
  that 
  point, 
  the 
  combination 
  of 
  gas 
  and 
  wind 
  would 
  far 
  exceed 
  the 
  cost 
  of 
  
nuclear. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference
February 1--2, 2012

 

1. Name: Iohn Terry

2. Mailing Addresg --

3. Home phone-- Cell phone--

5. Are you on Facebook? No
6. retired/BA education/Visual art educator
7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? About five years.

8. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with. or the deepest knowledge of:
Wind turbine observation.

9. Describe your talents, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
Developed Windtoons.com, Contributed art skills to grassroots wind organizations, Complied
photo library ofwind plants nationally. Will have a handout that describes this in more detail.

10. Briefsynopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:
Have observed wind farms in twenty states. Belong to 3 opposition and two conservation groups.

11. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy:
It started locally [back yard] and moved to national and occasionally international level.
Windtoons is a service that provides what it can at no charge as requests are received.

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active

member: 

 
  
13. 
   
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  this 
  new 
  group 
  should 
  achieve 
  in 
  the 
  next 
  3 
  months: 
   
  
1. 
  Develop 
  contacts 
  between 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups. 
  
 
  
2. 
  Develop 
  a 
  Wind 
  Turbine 
  Observers 
  Network 
  (WTON) 
  and 
  begin 
  to 
  accumulate 
  data. 
  I 
  have 
  tried 
  
and 
  failed. 
  
3. 
  Share 
  fact 
  sheets, 
  advertisements, 
  handouts, 
  photos 
  and 
  videos 
  between 
  groups. 
  Remove 
  
copyrights 
  where 
  applicable. 
  
 
  
14. 
   
  List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐24 
  months: 
  
1. 
  Work 
  toward 
  destroying 
  the 
  wind 
  turbine 
  image 
  as 
  shorthand 
  for 
  “clean 
  & 
  green”. 
  
2. 
  Publish 
  WTON 
  data 
  on 
  reliability, 
  effects 
  of 
  aging 
  and 
  wind 
  availability 
  to 
  existing 
  wind 
  
turbines. 
  
3. 
  Develop 
  a 
  fact 
  checking 
  clearinghouse 
  of 
  claims 
  on 
  both 
  sides 
  of 
  this 
  issue. 
  
 
  
15. 
  Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  groups 
  in 
  which 
  
you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Laurel 
  Mountain 
  Preservation 
  Association 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  Barbour 
  & 
  Randolph 
  County, 
  West 
  Virginia 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  Board 
  member 
  
Website: 
  http://www.laurelmountainpreservationassociation.org 
  
 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  Various 
  conservation 
  issues 
  including 
  opposition 
  to 
  AES 
  Laurel 
  Mountain 
  (began 
  
operation 
  July, 
  2011) 
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Allegheny 
  Highlands 
  Alliance 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  PA, 
  MD, 
  WV, 
  VA, 
  NC 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  Chair 
  of 
  Education 
  Committee 
  
Website: 
  alleghenyhighlandsalliance.org 
  (not 
  operable) 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  Regional 
  educational 
  organization 
  on 
  wind 
  energy 
  issues 
  
 
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Allegheny 
  Front 
  Alliance 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group: 
  Mineral 
  County, 
  WV 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  member/contributor 
  
Website: 
  no 
  site 
  but 
  covered 
  by 
  independent 
  blog: 
  
 
  http://alleghenytreasures.com/allegheny-­‐front-­‐alliance/ 
  
 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
  Opposition 
  to 
  Edison 
  Mission’s 
  Pinnacle 
  (operational) 
  and 
  AES’ 
  New 
  Creek 
  (approved) 
  
wind 
  farms 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  further 
  planned 
  expansion 
  in 
  the 
  area 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

 D.C. Energy Advocates Conference

 

 

February 1--2, 2012 -
1. Name:

Brad Tupi
2. Mailing Address:

Tucker Arensbe i .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Phones:
Home
Office
Cell:

4. Ema'l-

5. Facebook? No.

6. Profession: Attorney

7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues?
Five years, since February 2007.

B. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest
knowledge of:
Litigation; permitting; public comments in opposition to proposed project:
environmental impacts: energy policy.

9. Describe your talenm, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful:
Writing public speaking.

10. Brief synopsis ofyour experience in wind energy issues:

 

As an attorney 1 have represented and advised clients in New York and
Delaware on wind energy issues.

1 have represented clients opposing the permitting ofwind energy facilities, suing
wind energy companies for damages after wind energy facilities were constructed,
and fighting wind energy companies' efforts to obtain land for projects.

1 have given talks about wind energy in and Texas. I have prepared
and presented a white paper, "Wind Energy Is Not the Answer," that 1 will distribute
at the Conference.

 

 

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Why 
  you 
  are 
  involved 
  in 
  opposing 
  wind 
  energy: 
  
Because 
  wind 
  energy 
  is 
  an 
  expensive 
  and 
  inefficient 
  way 
  to 
  generate 
  electricity. 
  
 
  
Because 
  wind 
  energy 
  wastes 
  tax 
  dollars. 
  
 
  
Because 
  wind 
  energy 
  gobbles 
  up 
  large 
  tracts 
  of 
  wilderness 
  for 
  no 
  good 
  reason. 
  
 
  
Because 
  I 
  want 
  America 
  to 
  have 
  a 
  rational 
  energy 
  policy. 
  
 
  
List 
  any 
  organizations 
  that 
  might 
  serve 
  as 
  a 
  resource 
  for 
  this 
  group, 
  in 
  which 
  you 
  are 
  
an 
  active 
  member: 
  
Save 
  Our 
  Allegheny 
  Ridges 
  (PA) 
   
   
  See 
  15, 
  below. 
  
List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  this 
  new 
  group 
  should 
  achieve 
  in 
  the 
  
next 
  3 
  months: 
  
a. 
   
  Identify 
  participants’ 
  points 
  of 
  agreement 
  and 
  disagreement. 
   
  Develop 
  consensus 
  
on 
  those 
  points. 
   
  Avoid 
  controversy 
  about 
  points 
  that 
  might 
  divide 
  us. 
  
 
  
b. 
   
  Organize 
  a 
  clearinghouse 
  for 
  anti-­‐wind 
  information. 
   
  Should 
  be 
  web-­‐based 
  and 
  
user-­‐friendly. 
  
 
  
c. 
   
  Identify 
  and 
  contact 
  potential 
  financial 
  supporters. 
  
 
  
List 
  up 
  to 
  3 
  accomplishments 
  that 
  you 
  think 
  should 
  be 
  achieved 
  within 
  the 
  next 
  12-­‐
24 
  months: 
  
a. 
   
  Become 
  generally 
  known 
  as 
  a 
  source 
  of 
  reliable 
  information 
  about 
  the 
  pitfalls 
  of 
  
wind 
  energy. 
  
 
  
b. 
   
  Become 
  financially 
  viable 
  so 
  that 
  our 
  organization 
  can 
  sustain 
  its 
  efforts. 
   
   
  
 
  
c. 
   
  Position 
  organization 
  to 
  be 
  known 
  by 
  wind 
  industry 
  and 
  politicians 
  as 
  the 
  
foremost 
  wind 
  energy 
  opposition 
  group 
  in 
  the 
  US. 
   
   
  
 
  
Others 
  might 
  be 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  information 
  about 
  any 
  wind 
  opposition 
  
groups 
  in 
  which 
  you 
  are 
  active. 
   
   
  
Name 
  of 
  Wind 
  Opposition 
  Group: 
  Save 
  our 
  Allegheny 
  Ridges 
  
Location 
  of 
  Group:Pennsylvania 
  
Your 
  Position: 
  Legal 
  Counsel 
  
 
  
# 
  of 
  active 
  core 
  members/leaders: 
  
# 
  of 
  marginally 
  active 
  members: 
  
# 
  of 
  inactive, 
  but 
  supportive 
  members: 
  
Website: 
  
Major 
  goal(s): 
   
   
   
  See 
  Laura 
  Jackson 
  

 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  

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7. How long have you had public involvement with wind energy issues? 5 years

3. List any wind-related issues that you have the most experience with, or the deepest knowledge of:
Renewable Portfolio Standards, Renewable energy public policy, Subsidies, Siting Permitting. Power
Purchase Agreements

9. Describe your talean, skills, background or networks that may be particularly useful: Networking.
Connections to Legislators. Public Policy Analysis and Research

10. Erief synopsis of your experience in wind energy issues: 1 have been a public policy analyst on energy
issues for the past five years

1 1. Why you are involved in opposing wind energy: Government should not be involved in forcing or
subsidizing any energy technology. These actions distort the free market, place undue financial burdens
on citizens, and it is not the proper role of government

12. List any organizations that might serve as a resource for this group, in which you are an active
member: American Legislative Exchange Council. State Policy Network

13. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think this new group should achieve in the next 3 months:
14. List up to 3 accomplishments that you think should be achieved within the next 12-24 months:

15. Others might be interested in the following information about any wind opposition groups in which
you are active.